from Ansar Khan of Mlie,
NHL coaches whose clubs fail to reach the playoffs five years in a row generally are gone well before the streak gets that long.
But Jeff Blashill is returning for a seventh season as Detroit Red Wings head coach, and general manager Steve Yzerman spent a large chunk of his nearly hour-long postseason media address Tuesday explaining why.
He also summed up his decision in a few sentences.
“We need a better team,” Yzerman said. “We need our players to play better and it’s up to management to bring in players that make us a better team.