from Ansar Khan of Mlive,
They are expected to compete, work hard, show progress. They did the first four games, two of which went to overtime and the other two sealed with empty-net goals in the final minute of regulation.
But they were embarrassed the past two games on the road, losing 8-2 to Boston and 7-3 to Montreal. The Red Wings seemed to lose what confidence they gained from playing well in back-to-back games in Southern California. They didn't handle adversity well, allowing things to snowball out of control.
Offense was the main issue early on and still is a problem.