Detroit — As the Red Wings get ready to return to game action Thursday, it’s easy to pinpoint where the focus will be to improve.
The Wings weren’t very good defensively in Tuesday’s 5-2 loss in Dallas.
There simply were too many lapses in coverage, blown assignments, defensive principles that leave a coaching staff perplexed and displeased.
Coach Jeff Blashill, talking after Tuesday’s game, didn’t sound happy about the defensive performance.
"We were terrible defensively," Blashill said. “The first half of the game, we competed like crazy in the offensive zone.