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A lot is going on with the Detroit Red Wings as their 2025-26 season reaches the one-eighth mark, and none of it is good news.

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Heading into the 2025-26 season, everyone had their eyes on the Central Division, which was supposed to be the toughest in hockey. Unfortunately for the Detroit Red Wings, they're playing in the league's toughest division, and it hasn't been the Central for a while now.

Instead, the toughest group of eight teams at roughly the one-eighth mark of the season is the Atlantic, where there isn't a single team with a points total under 0.