(Photo: David Guralnick, Detroit News)
Detroit — For the Red Wings, it’s time to get back to work.
They’ll hold practice Thursday, working to get eight days of rust knocked off, and quickly turn around to play Friday against Toronto.
With the conclusion of this “bye” week, it’s full speed ahead to the finish line.
The Wings have 31 games remaining and with 45 points sit 28th in the league overall standings — only two points off the league cellar-dweller Ottawa (43 points).
Many fans will want to see the Wings collapse further, finish with the worst record, and have the best odds to select forward Jack Hughes (USA National Development Team) in the Entry Draft.