Honestly, if you'd read that headline before the start of the season, you'd be reading this article because you wanted a laugh.
A title like that was something you'd see in the sports section of The Onion .
However, this assertion is now uncomfortably true.
Tonight's game is indeed an opportunity for the Red Wings to make a statement.
The Wing's record after seven games is 3-3-1 and they currently sit fourth in the Central Division.
The last time Detroit had this bad a start, none of their current players were even on the roster.
The Wings have shown the rest of the league that, this season, they are a team that can be beat, and what's more, a team that will help you beat them.
Aside from a 6-2 drubbing by the Buffalo Sabres, each of the Wings' losses have come as the result of surrenderi ...
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Red Wings-Coyotes: Tonight’s Matchup Against Phoenix a Statement Game
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