from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
That the Detroit Red Wings would endure another tough season was not in doubt outside the locker room. They don’t have the players needed to be competitive, yet.
But one month into the season, the Wings have looked even worse than realistically expected. The joy in the locker room sparked by a 3-1 start that included the first regulation victory in Montreal in 12 years has dissipated, replaced by the misery of explaining one embarrassing loss after another....
How have things gone so badly so quickly, and who is to blame?