After finally securing a playoff berth in their most chaotic regular season in over a decade, could the Wings actually consider dropping games for a more favorable playoff matchup?
For the first time all season, the Wings finally have a fully healthy roster, and they’ve been on a roll since coming back from the Olympics.
Having all their regulars back, including game-changers Johan Franzen and Henrik Zetterberg at full strength, the team has gone on a tear. The Wings have won 13 of their last 18, moving from out of the playoffs to fighting for the five-seed.
Detroit has gone from a postseason afterthought to the team no one wants any part of come mid-April.
The last two games, however, have exposed holes in the defending Western Conference champs’ ga ...
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Detroit Red Wings Show Vulnerabilities in Back to Back Losses
Posted: 6th April 2010 by Jim Balint in NHLComments Off on Detroit Red Wings Show Vulnerabilities in Back to Back Losses