from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,
You don’t want to ever have a bad feeling about yourself or your team going into the offseason," said forward Michael Rasmussen, who has been one of the keys in this turnaround. "Everyone just wanted to finish off these last games well and have a good feeling and take some steps forward in the right direction for the coming years.
"We're just trying to build and put ourselves in the right direction."
Two weekend losses against Ottawa, a team beneath the Wings in the standings, might have been rock bottom.