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Streaking Toward A Firing

11/02/2017 at 6:27pm EDT

GregG Krupa suggested that Jeff Blashill may be fired if the Wings "don't improve."

In pure digger form, he did not suggest that the Ilitch conglomerate fire Ken Holland, the most impotent general manager in all of hockey.

And, frankly, in true local form it was even suggested that Krupa's mentioning of firing Blashill was referred to as "challenges that Blashill faces". Because, far be it from the serious bloggers on this site to actually suggest we make drastic, necessary moves to improve this team.

Whatever. I'm far from serious.

Well, I'm serious about what has happened to this team under the velvety soft hand of Ken Holland. I'm also serious about firing a coach if he deserves it, and saying so.

I'm not so sure he does deserve it, though.

Jeff Blashill is coaching the hand that the velvet hand dealt him.

He's coaching a blue line assembled by Tick Tock Kenny Holland.

He's coaching a team mired in mediocrity resulting from Holland's obsession with "just getting in."

And yet, we hope. And we should. I believed it last year and I still believe today that the forward lines the Red Wings ice are on par with practically anyone's.

.500 thirteen games in and tied for a wild card spot. That, by the way, is "just getting in."

I'm a pessimist lately and I despise it.

Screw it. It's a Live Blog, bitches.

LGRW.

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