Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan has spoken repeatedly of the need for the club's secondary scorers to get going, but with limited success.
The good news is that James van Riemsdyk has now scored twice in as many games, giving him three total goals on the season. However, players like Andrew Copp and Elmer Soderblom still just have one goal apiece, while Michael Rasmussen has just two.
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Even more worrying is the fact that Marco Kasper, who was among the NHL's best rookie forwards in the latter half of last season, has gone pointless in his last 13 outings.
The Red Wings cannot rely solely on their top-six of names like Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond, Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat, and Emmitt Finnie to provide offense.
Which Red Wings secondary scoring forward most needs to step up his game?
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