Detroit — Maybe Marco Kasper finally reached the bottom, the absolute basement to what has been a forgettable start to this season.

Thursday’s 5-0 loss to the New York Islanders wasn’t great for any Red Wings player, but it was especially miserable for Kasper, who played a hand in two of the goals against.

Then, in the second period, Kasper was given a 10-minute misconduct for attempting to stir things up in a game that was slipping away for the Wings. Kasper fought the Islanders’ Tony DeAngelo late in the game.

Kasper extended his streak to 10 games without a point. He’s minus-seven during that span, enduring a sophomore slump that few people saw coming.

For a player who scored 19 goals last season and was projected to be the Wings’ second-line center between Alex DeBrincat and Patric

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