Detroit — For those fans who had the television focused on basketball the entire evening — they made the right call.
The Red Wings closed out the season Saturday in rather ugly fashion, losing to the Buffalo Sabres, 7-1.
The Wings did finish the season with eight victories in the last 11 games, so there’s that, playing with a depleted lineup. But this loss was a reminder of some of the low points of the season.
And there were still too many of these for a team that missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season.