Before the Detroit Red Wings had Gordie Howe, they had another eventual Hall of Famer with the same surname in Syd Howe.

Jack Stewart was a bruising Defenseman who was a tough man in a challenging sport.

With the Detroit Red Wings for his entire career, Henrik Zetterberg is another example of the Detroit brass's brilliant scouting.

There are many pieces needed to make a Stanley Cup Championship, or, for that matter, an elite NHL team.  Many have argued that the missing piece that put the Detroit Red Wings over the top was the acquisition of Brendan Shanahan.