from Bob Wojnowski of the Detroit News,
“Why’s the scrum so big tonight?” Mantha asked with a smile, as reporters and cameras surrounded him.
You gotta admit, it’d be fun to see the scrums grow again, although no one is deluded on the first weekend in October. The Wings have missed the playoffs three straight years and are predicted to finish near the bottom again this season. Steve Yzerman’s arrival as GM stirred the masses, for sure, but his work will be done in the shadows, away from the lights, and it figures to be a long, tedious task.