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Going Down to Hockeytown: Blackhawks vs. Red Wings Preview

The Chicago Blackhawks head to Little Caesar’s Arena for the first time this season to face the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.

The Red Wings are now officially in Year Four of The Yzerplan and this season has to be considered a disappointment overall.

View from the other side

Red Wings blog, Winging It In Motown

After a significant amount of “time to go for it” free agent signings last summer — forwards Andrew Copp, David Perron and an improperly utilized by the Blackhawks Dominik Kubalik (a hill I will forever die on), as well as the possession black hole that is defenseman Ben Chiarot — Detroit was expected to take a major step forward this year and contend for a playoff spot.