At the beginning of the month, Alex DeBrincat was named the Detroit Red Wings' representative for the 2024 NHL All-Star Game, which will be held February 3rd at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. DeBrincat leads Detroit in goals (with 17, tied with Dylan Larkin), assists (23, one ahead of Lucas Raymond), and by extension points (40, two clear of Larkin) in 43 games. By all accounts, he's done everything the Red Wings hoped he might when they brought him in over the summer. But is DeBrincat the Red Wings' best player? My co-host Connor Earegood and I took on that question on the most recent episode of THN Detroit's The Silky Mitten State. Here's an excerpt from that conversation: Has DeBrincat Been the Red Wings' Best Player? For the full discussion and episode, you can find The Silky Mitten State on both Apple Podcasts and Spotify: ALSO FROM THN DETROIT Injury Update: Patrick Kane's Injury Not Believed to Be Hip-Related [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/injury-update-patrick-kanes-injury-not-believed-to-be-hip-related] Red Wings 4, Leafs 2: Copp, Reimer Drive Detroit to "One of the Craziest Regular Season Wins" in Toronto [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/red-wings-4-leafs-2-copp-reimer-drive-detroit-to-one-of-the-craziest-regular-season-wins-in-toronto] Red Wings 5, Kings 3: Late Second Period Surge Powers Detroit Past Visiting Kings [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/red-wings-5-kings-3-late-second-period-surge-powers-detroit-past-visiting-kings] McDavid Takeover, Oilers Dominate at Five-A-Side, Lyon Shines Again: Red Wings-Oilers Statistical Review [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/analysis/mcdavid-takeover-oilers-dominate-at-five-a-side-lyon-shines-again-red-wings-oilers-statistical-review] "I Haven't Seen a Player Take Over a Game Like That in a Long Time": the Red Wings Debrief the Challenge of Defending "Unicorn" Connor McDavid [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/features/i-havent-seen-a-player-take-over-a-game-like-that-in-a-long-time-the-red-wings-debrief-the-challenge-of-defending-unicorn-connor-mcdavid] A Michigan National Championship, the Red Wings Sweep Through California, a Test from Edmonton, and the U.S. Wins World Junior Gold: The Silky Mitten State Episode 10 [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/features/a-michigan-national-championship-the-red-wings-sweep-through-california-a-test-from-edmonton-and-the-u-s-wins-world-junior-gold-the-silky-mitten-state-episode-10] Alex DeBrincat Eats Next to Penei Sewell as Red Wings Look Forward to Lions' Postseason: "He Probably Thought I Was Still in High School" [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/features/alex-debrincat-eats-next-to-penei-sewell-as-red-wings-look-forward-to-lions-postseason-he-probably-thought-i-was-still-in-high-school] Red Wings' Valiant Defensive Effort Insufficient as Detroit Falls 3-2 to McDavid, Edmonton in Overtime [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/red-wings-valiant-defensive-effort-insufficient-as-detroit-falls-3-2-to-edmonton-in-overtime] Breaking: Red Wings '23 First Rounder Danielson Traded to WHL's Portland Winterhawks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/breaking-red-wings-23-first-rounder-danielson-traded-to-whls-portland-winterhawks] Lyon Outstanding, Zegras Line Causes Major Headaches, Special Teams Win the Day: Red Wings-Ducks Statistical Review [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/analysis/lyon-outstanding-zegras-line-causes-major-headaches-special-teams-win-the-day-red-wings-ducks-statistical-review]
