Almost every year I get more and more practice with playoff disappointment with the Red Wings and every year is a new experience with it. Just think, in just four more decades of it, I'll be as experienced in hockey heartbreak as a Blues fan. Something is different this year. There's a tinge of familiarity to it that I haven't felt in a long time, but this year's playoff ouster and summer outlook are not like those of years past.
I'm more worried for the Red Wings' future than I have been since the Cap Era started.