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Addressing The Red Wings ‘Decline’
by Paul on 09/29/09 at 11:40 AM ET
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from Craig Custance of the Sporting News,
The interview had been over for a good 15 minutes when Mike Babcock re-emerged from a nearby room.
“Let me edit that story,” the Red Wings’ coach said while walking briskly toward a reporter sitting behind a laptop. Something had irked Babcock, though the glint in his eyes suggested he also might be teasing—a little. Maybe.
“You guys have been writing that story since I got here,” Babcock said before being sidetracked by another interview request.
So what was the topic that bothered Babcock? It was the suggestion his Red Wings are on the decline.
It’s not a new idea, but this year there’s a new wrinkle: Pittsburgh has put itself in position to replace the Wings as the model NHL franchise, the team everyone wants to beat, the team on the cusp of a dynasty. All because of one Game 7 loss.
If the Red Wings win one more game last season, we’re talking possible three-peat. Instead, we’re wondering whether the reigning champ Penguins will become this generation’s Edmonton Oilers, with Sidney Crosby playing the part of Wayne Gretzky.
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