‘Annoying’ Jacob Bernard-Docker Looks to Add Grit to Red Wings

‘Annoying’ Jacob Bernard-Docker looks to add grit to Red Wings

DETROIT — If there’s a common thread among many of general manager Steve Yzerman’s personnel moves this summer, it’s the fact Yzerman has wanted to get players who are tougher to play against. The need to get a little bigger, a tad nastier, and generally just agitate opponents was a necessary ingredient. Related Articles No NHL prospect tournament on tap for Traverse City in 2025 For Trey Augustine, Wings can wait,…

Jacob Bernard-Docker believes he can make a difference on the Wings’ blueline

The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan posted an article today about Red Wings free agent signing Jacob Bernard-Docker, noting that the 25-year-old defenseman hopes to be a difference-maker on the Wings’ blueline: “They have a really good, young core of guys [in Detroit], a team that I feel like is just on the bubble,” Bernard-Docker said. “A couple of seasons ago they just missed out on making the playoffs. There’s a lot of potential there, and it’s a …