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Babcock not surprised by likely end to Wings’ streak

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Toronto — The Red Wings’ streak of making the playoffs 25 consecutive seasons is likely to end.

And former coach Mike Babcock, now guiding a potential yearly playoff team in Toronto, isn’t shocked.

“Nobody understands, they’re not living it every day,” Babcock said after Tuesday’s morning skate, of the difficulty continuing such a streak. “Just think about what they’ve been able to do. But what happens is you want to go from that to a bunch of young kids and get going again, and it doesn’t happen and that’s the problem.

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