FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- How much more reflecting is there to do for the Detroit Red Wings? The mirror keeps showing the same answer: an ugly season.
The Wings enter their last game before the Christmas break, at the Florida Panthers on Friday (7:30 p.m., FS-Plus), low on joy, lower on confidence and lowest on answers. They were left to explain yet another bad outing after losing, 4-1, on Tuesday at Tampa Bay, left to scratch their heads about why their power play is the worst in the NHL.
Coach Jeff Blashill was as emotional as he has been since taking over as coach in 2015, admitting, “I’m pissed off, they’re pissed off,” and then doubling down on the futility of being frustrated.