I'm only a fan. Just a fan. I'm going to tell you what I want from a deckplate perspective, a fan's point of view. I'm going to tell you and it's going to offend a few of you and that's ok.
So...Here is what the Red Wings need to do, in order of relevance, timeliness and importance:
Lose tonight, Friday and Sunday. Every period. Every game.
That's important.
Then, sometime between now and 1500 EST on Monday...
The Wings need to trade Jimmy Howard. They need to trade Howard and they need to trade Gus Nyquist.