Wings fans clamor for coach Blashill to be fired

When the Toronto Maple Leafs fired coach Mike Babcock last week, it felt like all other head coaches around the league had been warned. And we are pretty sure Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill has been feeling the heat. 

Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press revealed after the Wings’ 6-0 loss to the Leafs on Thursday morning that fans may clamor for Blashill to be fired. However, she explains that “general manager Steve Yzerman has given no indication he’s going to make a coaching change this season.”

“Yzerman has said he wants to spend time observing. He sat in the management suite at LCA when Wednesday’s game began but wasn’t seen there from about the midpoint. Maybe Yzerman had observed enough as his team’s winless streak grew to 0-4-2 and they were shut out for the second straight game.”

The Wings do have a lot to manage, especially with key players missing from action. The Wings are without leading scorer Anthony Mantha, who is out at least two weeks, probably more like a month, with a lower body injury.

You can feel the added frustration in the room as players keep looking at solutions. 

“It’s hard to stand up here every night and have to answer these questions,” Dylan Larkin said. “Maybe we take this feeling and remember it. We don’t have an answer now, but soon we will. There are positive things to look forward to.”

Fans will ask: is he talking about a new coach coming to the bench?