— They’re all taking a stroll down memory lane this week, what with the days numbered and down to a dwindling few.
The Red Wings can’t avoid taking a nostalgic turn on the ice now – their cherished playoff streak officially over after a remarkable quarter-century run – any more than Ken Holland can avoid this pivot, as he enters the hallway outside the team’s dressing room in Joe Louis Arena.
Fastened to the cinder block walls are a series of wooden plaques, along with framed team photos from every Red Wings season dating back to 1982, the year late owner Mike Ilitch purchased the moribund franchise.