For the third straight season, Detroit Red Wings bench boss Jeff Blashill will be the head coach of the National men’s hockey team representing team USA. The first thing that stands out is the fact that Blashill doesn’t have a playoff series to compete in or prepare for allowing him to assume the position behind a bench not occupied by Red Wings players.
It’s the third consecutive season the Detroit Red Wings will miss the NHL playoffs after a string of twenty-five straight postseason appearances. As I watch the playoffs without the Wings participating it tugs at the old heartstrings, Wings fans have been spoiled for so many years and we the fans are being humbled a bit, but things are looking up.