from Ansar Khan of Mlive,

Perhaps no other Red Wing has suffered as much from the team's poor power play the past three seasons. Nyquist tallied 14 power-play goals and 24 power-play points in 2014-15, when Detroit's man-advantage ranked second in the NHL. In three seasons since, he has collected just 12 power-play goals and 29 power-play points.

He hasn't become the 30-goal scorer many projected after he tallied 28 and 27 goals, respectively, in his first two seasons.

Nyquist has spent a lot of time on Henrik Zetterberg's line. Whether or not Zetterberg returns, coach Jeff Blashill might opt to reunite Nyquist with Thomas Vanek and Darren Helm to start the season, a combination that clicked at the beginning of 2016-17.

The Red Wings are expected to use the first half of the season to determine Nyquist's future with the organization. With several skilled forwards in the pipeline and the high cost of signing Nyquist, they might opt to move him before the trade deadline. He has a no-trade clause, but he would probably agree to waive it to join a playoff-contending team.

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