The Detroit Red Wings are waging a mental war against themselves. That battle is greater than any fight that Detroit has faced from opposing teams over the past six contests.
This is because the Red Wings are without a win in those six games. The Wings have done everything from blowing two-goal leads to coming back to force overtime with under a minute to go.
Yet they still can't find a way to win in either regulation or the shootout.
But it shouldn't be considered a problem just yet, and here are some reasons why.
The Participation Point
Call it whatever sounds best, but the fact of the matter is that Detroit is still picking up points in the standings, despite not winning a game in over two weeks.
Thanks to the overtime/shootout-loss point, the Red Wings are still in a playoff position, despite winning just nine of 21 contests.
This is consistent with data from previous seasons (excluding last year's lockout-shortened season), which shows that teams like the 2011-12 Florida Panthers made the playoffs with just 38 wins in 82 games because they ...
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