from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,
"Right now we're beat mentally, and we have to fix that," coach Jeff Blashill said. "WE have to climb out of it. We were in it for a long time and mentally, we've struggled once we kind of fell out of it and we have to get our energy back and find the enjoyment of the competition on a night to night basis.
"We have to find a way to get it back. We have to make sure we are playing at a level of energy and enjoyment and enjoy what we're doing instead of grinding ourselves.