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I came up with the headline as I was discussing hockey with a few friends tonight.

My circle of friends is a pretty broad one when it comes to favorite NHL teams. I am a Red Wings fan, I have a good buddy who is a Montreal Canadiens fan, a few Leafs fans and one last one that is a Pittsburgh Penguins fan.

First off, no, my buddy that is a Habs fan isn’t planning on protesting the current coaching situation in Montreal at the next Canadiens home game.

Back to the topic at hand though.

This year has been a treat, to an extent, to be a Red Wings fan.

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Detroit’s 5-0 shellacking of the Anaheim Ducks last Saturday was a good way to break a six game losing streak. The scoring lines were on fire, the defense was nearly perfect and Jimmy Howard continued to be solid in net. There was a faint glimmer of the spark we saw in the first five games. Now it’s time to see if the smoldering embers become a raging brush fire or a pile of cold ashes.

As I stated previously in the last column, Saturday’s matchup was Mediocre Team vs. Mediocre Team. The Wings and the Ducks entered the contest with essentially the same records. The only difference is that Anaheim is lacking in talent in their 3rd and 4th lines and Detroit has talent that’s not producing. It was no surprise that the Wings outscored and outshot the opposition.

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