What is the Red Wings' future (and present) at second-line center?

Of all the roster questions the Detroit Red Wings have entering the 2026 offseason, one of the most fascinating is the one they’ve been working to answer for (at least) half a decade: What’s the plan, both now and going forward, at second-line center?A year ago, it looked like the question might finally have an answer, with a breakout second half by rookie Marco Kasper that made him an apparent solution. But after a sophomore slump saw Kasper’s role change, time after time, throughout the season, that position is now back in the spotlight as the Red Wings look to snap the NHL’s longest playoff drought.Advertisement