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'Inexcusable': Red Wings sleepwalk through two periods, fall to Hurricanes

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Detroit — This could be an interesting practice Tuesday for the Red Wings.

After not working for large parts Monday of an embarrassing 3-1 loss to Carolina, coach Jeff Blashill made it sound they were going to go to work at practice.

Players should be well advised to be ready to skate. And by the sounds of it, a lot.

“I can’t explain it,” said Blashill of the shabby two periods before finally awaking in the third. “We’ll work tomorrow to get that corrected. That’s inexcusable to not be able to work and compete at the start of the game, through the second period.