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For a rivalry to exist between the Blue Jackets and Red Wings, Detroit would have to become rivals

For those of us who feel like the Columbus Blue Jackets get the short end of every stick, it’s a small comfort to remember this: the Detroit Red Wings exist.

What could be a super cool, geographically-proximal Ohio vs. Michigan rivalry has fallen flat over the last few seasons due to the Red Wings inability to catch a break - or be good in general.

This is a bummer for me in particular - I was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, specifically in Toledo’s northernmost suburb of Sylvania, which sits right on the border of Michigan’s cornfields and terrible, bumpy roads.