from Keith Gave of FoxSports Detroit,
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock had one simple question for his players Monday night after they failed to clinch this first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series with Tampa Bay.
"If I'd have told you before the series started that we could play in a Game 7 at Tampa, would you have taken it?" he asked them.
Of course they would.
"They would have jumped at the opportunity," Babcock said.
And now they get that chance after a 5-2 loss in Game 6 that was much closer than the final score indicates.
So instead of getting a much-welcomed day off and a little break between series, the Wings make their third trip south to Florida for a best-of-seven series that has become a best-of-one. Face-off is at 7:30 p.m. on FOX Sports Detroit.
Winners advances to play Montreal. Losers pack it in for a longer summer than they wanted.
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