from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
The best thing that can be said about the Detroit Red Wings at this point is that at least in another month, it will be over.
Their mastery since mid-February of reaching new nadirs has undermined the progress shown in the first half of the season and rendered the April 29 finale a beacon of merciful closure. Not only have the Wings not won consecutive games since Feb. 12, they've won only twice in regulation since then, and have spent most of the time explaining not just losses, but lopsided losses.