As the Wings get ready for today’s game, I can’t help but fixate on their opponent: the Flyers.
The firing of Dave Hakstol was a weird sequence of events. First news was that Joel Quenneville was going to take over. Then, Philly put out a statement that Hakstol was their guy. A few scant hours later the dude was out on the streets begging for money to get a cheese steak and Scott Gordon was named the interim head coach.
The order of things are definitely strange and leads to one conclusion: Philadelphia thought they were going to sign Q, he either had cold feet or flat out didn’t want it and the organization was caught so they pulled the trigger on axing the incumbent.
Now, all this swirling around cannot hide or mask the fact that Detroit has been GOD AWFUL in Philly of late. With Carter Hart being called up, this is a huge game for Hockeytown’s finest (or most average) because if they can place doubt in the new net minder, that could potentially lead to a landing spot for Jimmy Howard.
Anything that will help Holland fetch a 1st round pick for Howard is something I’m game for.
Let’s see how tonight goes.