A lot of things have fallen apart for the Red Wings since Mike Babcock left town.



Babcock’s 2014-15 Red Wings team was plus-17 in regulation play; the 2016-17 edition of the team was minus-31. Usually when that happens, the culprit is play at even-strength. That’s been no picnic for the Red Wings, as they went from plus-6 in Babcock’s final season to minus-18 last year, a 24-goal swing.



The backslide on the power play was even worse.



Babcock’s 2014-15 team had a high-end power play, finishing at plus-55. Last year, the Red Wings were an abysmal plus-24 at 5-on-4. That’s a 31-goal difference, 31 goals that vanished into the ether.



Recent results notwithstanding, Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill expressed confidence in his power play heading into next season when he met with the media at the NHL draft last weekend.



“The last 20 some games we were eighth in the league in power play. I think we have a pretty good...