Detroit — Maybe a day off will help the Red Wings.
After a loss Thursday against Winnipeg in which the Wings looked a bit fatigued at times, coach Jeff Blashill decided to make Friday a complete day off.
No work on the ice or in the weight room. No meetings. No coming down to Little Caesars Arena, at all.
It was likely needed.
"Sometimes fatigue shows up in your physical play in terms of how your legs feel, and sometimes it shows up mentally," Blashill said. "The reality is we have to find ways to be better when we are potentially fatigued.