Are Red Wings up to The Playoff Challenge?
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The post Are Red Wings up to The Playoff Challenge? appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now . Todd McLellan Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan answered the question quickly, as if he knew it was going to be posed at some point.
Why do the Red Wings struggle so much to measure up as the NHL schedule grows tougher? “If I, or we, or the organization had the answers, we’d be putting our fingers on them,” McLellan said. Factoring in Saturday’s 5-3 home-ice loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit is now 7-10-3 since Jan.
24. On that date, the club stood first in the Atlantic Division and tied for first overall in the Eastern Conference. Today, the Red Wings are 10th in the East, facing an uphill battle to make it to the NHL postseason.