In the past year, the Red Wings organization has been bleeding from within. The declining performance of the team. A team expected to continue carrying a 25 year playoff streak. Then the death of Detroit’s iconic patriarch Gordie Howe. Although all DRW fans knew someday it was inevitable Gordie would pass, it was still like losing your grandfather.
Next came maybe the hardest and most shocking change to the organization. The Death of Mike Illitch. For Detroit fans losing Mr. I was something that rocked them to their core. Mr Illich bought the Dead Wings and on his first day promised to make them an elite NHL team.