well it's good you don't think that's biased, you can dismiss it all you want, we'll see 3-5 years from now. Defence can be learned, Detroit is currently one of the worst offensive teams in the league and their internal solution is...Danielson, Buchelnikov and MBN.
Larkin's gonna be 30 by the time DET get's back into the playoffs, not sure if Debrincat is in their future plans, he's also gonna be close to 30 by the time DET is relevant. No shit scouts value offence, you don't need defensive all-stars, just a good solid system. FLR's #1 was literally a waiver pick up
. They went from being a mid to bad defensive to the best by just switching coaches. What's DET path towards becoming a cup contender, winning every game 1-0? With the only goal coming on the PP?