 However, in disappointing fashion during his chance to impress Red Wings brass, Williams went on to score only six points in those remaining games in '76-'77 and was subsequently sent down to the Wing's minor league affiliates for the following season on a conditioning stint.Detroit felt that his play was not up to NHL standards, and in spite of his high draft selection and the high expectations which befall a first rounder, he was not contributing to the same level as the likes of Bernie Federko or Don Murdoch who were drafted later than Williams and were having spectacular NHL seasons.Williams continued to flounder while playing for Detroit's minor affiliate Kansas City Red Wings of the Central Hockey League, even trying to play as a defenseman to see if his game and play-making would turn around.