Dylan Larkin and Justin Abdelkader said change has to come from guys in the locker room, after 6-1 embarrassment vs. Nashville, Nov. 4, 2019 in Detroit. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press
Dylan Larkin didn’t want to hear it. Justin Abdelkader pushed back, too.
When a losing streak grows as ugly as the Detroit Red Wings’ has — they head into Madison Square Garden Wednesday having lost three straight blowouts — the spotlight on the coach intensifies. After opening the season 3-1 the Wings have gone 1-10-1. They’ve been outscored the last three games, 17-4, inflating their goals-differential to minus-29, the worst in the NHL.