The acting captain of the Detroit Red Wings had some choice words after the trouncing Tuesday night. Niklas Kronwall expressed to the media the team played with “no heart.” That is not just something you say to wake up your teammates. That is the ultimate slap in the face, if you’ve ever been involved in sports in any capacity, the last thing you want to hear is that you’ve played with no heart.
It isn’t a last ditched effort to get something more out of his teammates. The Detroit Red Wings are well out of the playoff hunt; in fact, they are in the draft lottery sweepstakes for Jack Hughes.