With the Detroit Red Wings off to a 1-6-2 start, fans already are hungry for this rebuild to be over.
They may have to settle for curly fries while they wait.
Arby's, which has had a decade-long relationship with the franchise, has mercifully lowered the bar on its free curly fries promotion. Before, a Red Wings player needed to record a hat trick. That hasn't happened since the 2016-17 season.
Now, all that needs to happen is Detroit has to score three goals as a team. And that's already happened three times this season, despite the losses mounting.