Vancouver, British Columbia — The Red Wings haven't been helping themselves lately with poor starts and falling behind early.
It's all contributed to the recent six-game winless streak, and made life trying to win hockey games more difficult.
"Be prepared to play, simple as it sounds," said defenseman Troy Stecher, as to what the Wings can do to reverse the trend. "You're not really setting yourself up for success when you blink and you're down 3-0 (as in Tuesday's game, a 7-5 loss to the Edmonton Oilers). You're always playing catchup.