Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill talks about the loss of Anthony Mantha to hand surgery. Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News
Detroit — Stay the course.
The Red Wings should not back down, and when Anthony Mantha or any of them feel they must defend with their fists, they should have at it.
Jeff Blashill is right. Sticking up for each other is a way for the Wings to fly.
Hockey is a rough, tough game, in the big league.
Men skate, sometimes at speeds approaching 30 mph, equipped like football players, carrying sticks on a playing surface confined by boards and Plexiglas, in the heat of the moment.