Detroit – The Red Wings have faced Ken Holland’s Oilers once already this season, on Oct. 18 in Edmonton.
But Tuesday night's rematch at Little Caesars Arena will be a bit different, as Holland returns to the city where he built a team that won four Stanley Cups and made the playoffs an incredible 25 consecutive years.
Fans are grumbling about the last three years running of not making the playoffs, but it’s likely they’ll give Holland – whose Oilers defeated the Wings 2-1 in Edmonton – a positive reception Tuesday night.
“Are you kidding me?