Detroit — At this rate, maybe the Red Wings turn buyers instead of sellers at the trade deadline.
All right, not at all likely. But the Red Wings continue to at least hang around on the fringes of the Eastern Conference playoff race, Saturday defeating a team in front of them, Carolina, 3-1.
It’s the longest of long shots, extremely slim chance, but the Red Wings continue to keep it remotely interesting.
There are few teams directly ahead of the Red Wings (25-26-10, 60 points), in terms of the wild card, that are either playing well, such as Carolina (27-25-10, 64 points) - and in the case of the New York Rangers, are dramatically selling off veterans.