from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,

Jimmy Howard has been through many good times, many victories and many playoff successes with the Red Wings.

But he’s never gone through something like what the Wings are going through — opening the regular season with seven straight losses.

After Thursday’s difficult 3-1 loss in Tampa, Howard was near his locker stall sorting his equipment and answering questions about the latest defeat.

“It’s not fun,” said Howard of the losing streak. “That’s for sure. We know we have to just keep moving along.”

Around him players shuffled along in a quiet locker room that seemed shocked more than anything.

The losing streak, which has snuck up on some people around the league, is approaching records the Wings would rather not be associated with.

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