He'll probably be back.

A few quotes from a few diggers today saying Nice Mike Babcock thinks the Wings are capable of a "run." Zetterberg allegedly said that to GregG Krupa today too. Blashill may believe it because, holy shit, he may be that out of touch. Zetterberg doesn't believe it at all.

I read Krupa's piece on Zetterberg today.

...he said he believes the Red Wings still have a shot at the playoffs.

But, oh, their galling inconsistency!

A lot of things bothered me about that article and I'd like to list them for you.

1. Zetterberg absolutely does not believe the Wings have any shot at the playoffs. He's too smart for that and I thought Gregg was smarter, too. He's frigging redolent, after all. That paraphrased optimism is absolute bullshit and I feel dirty even referencing it.

2. Men don't use exclamation points.

3. It disgusts me that Henrik Zetterberg is the focus of a feature spelling out how he has to captain a Detroit Red Wing team that is so terrible. Again, surprisingly, I completely blame Ken Holland.

Your legacy, Tick Tock. You allowed hockey's greatest franchise to fall to this depth because you genuinely have no idea how to build or sustain a team in today's NHL.

But, hey, at least it's Friday and we've got ourselves a live blog, bitches.

LGRW and fire Ken Holland. For god's sake, Fire Ken Holland.