Finnie’s Big Day Puts Detroit’s Prospect Pipeline in Focus

Detroit’s daily roundup highlights Finnie’s moment for Canada, and that kind of performance never stays buried in the prospect file for long. Carter Bear also gets his Memorial Cup start, which gives the Red Wings another reason to keep the radar locked in on junior hockey. Front offices love to talk about patience until a player starts making noise on a big stage, and then the whole evaluation process gets a lot less theoretical.