Buffalo — Maybe the dads will give them a good talking to.
It would certainly be in order for the Red Wings, who have their dads on this trip and made the elders sit through an unenergetic, 3-1 loss to Buffalo Saturday afternoon.
“Just not enough oomph in our finishes,” said defenseman Niklas Kronwall, speaking primarily about the final 40 minutes. “Especially in the third period, we spent at least the first 10 or 12 minutes, way too much time in our defensive zone. We have to be better there.”
Just as the other night against Vegas, a poor second period hurt the Wings.