Jeff Blashill drew comparisons to his 9-year-old son and resorted to colorful language as he explained yet another loss.
The Detroit Red Wings have until Saturday’s game at Toronto to stew over their latest letdown, hoping to show there’s more to them than a 31st-place finish. There’s frustration over the 9-24-3 record and over the struggle to build upon the rare times they have played fast and cohesive. They did that twice in the past week, but were back to looking fragile and unsure of themselves in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Columbus at Little Caesars Arena.