Red Wings fans opened the season in mutinous despair over the Larkin saga, Edvinsson's missing contract and Chris Ilitch's ownership. As the kids and Seider carried a 6-5-3 team, misery fell from 66 to 45 and the mood turned defiant.
From Reddit fan threads · through Oct 26–Nov 1 · 6-5-3
Season misery
54Meh
Worst week
66Sep 28–Oct 4
Best week
45Oct 26–Nov 1
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.
Storylines
what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long
Booed in the home opener amid trade talk, Larkin briefly earned grudging respect against Ottawa, then fans accused him of sabotage, mocked his shootout attempts, and called him a quitter after his suspension.
“How the fuck did Brady go for three firsts but we gotta lower our asking price?”
