{"id":472761,"date":"2026-02-26T09:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/472761\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T09:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:42:15","slug":"will-red-wings-get-their-marching-orders-detroit-hockey-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/472761\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Red Wings Get Their Marching Orders? \/ Detroit Hockey Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the soothsayer was warning Julius Caesar to beware the Ides of March, he could\u2019ve also thrown in to look at how the month of March annually derails the Detroit<\/a> Red Wings for good measure.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the calendar will turn to the third month of the year. In the past three years, that\u2019s also when the season has taken a turn for the worse for the Red Wings.<\/p>\n

Before we head to Ottawa \u2708\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/TtOm0faCW8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

In March, the Wings have developed a frightening habit of marching off a cliff like lemmings, sending their playoff hopes plummeting at the same time.<\/p>\n

\u201cQuite frankly, I\u2019m sick of hearing about March and March this and March that,\u201d Red Wings coach Todd McLellan<\/a> said. \u201cIt\u2019s another month in a season.\u201d<\/p>\n

But what a month it\u2019s been for the Red Wings in recent years. Certainly nothing to write home about, but worth rehashing, if only to show how quickly a season can go south.<\/p>\n

Recapping March Of Disaster For Red Wings<\/p>\n

Entering March 2023, Detroit was 28-21-8, holding down the second Wild Card playoff spot in the NHL\u2019s Eastern Conference. The Red Wings went 5-9-1 in March and finished the season on a 7-16-2 skid.<\/p>\n

In 2024, the Wings entered March holding the first Wild Card at 33-20-6, and with an eight-point cushion over their nearest rival. They went 3-9-2 in March and 8-12-3 after February. Detroit missed the playoffs in a tiebreaker.<\/p>\n

Last season, the Red Wings were also the No. 1 Wild Card team in the East at the end of February with a 30-22-6 slate. They were four points ahead of their closest rival. However, a 4-10-0 March and an overall 9-13-2 run to the finish line over the final two months of the regular season doomed Detroit to be playoff outsiders yet again.<\/p>\n

Over the past three seasons, the Red Wings have won just 12 of 43 games in March, going 12-28-3.<\/p>\n

Red Wings Must March To Their Own Story<\/p>\n

McLellan<\/a> insisted that the team\u2019s only focus should be on the future, not on past disappointment.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of the people in that locker room had nothing to do with what happened two years ago,\u201d McLellan<\/a> said. \u201cSome of them had something to do with what happened last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe put ourselves in such a poor position, heading into Christmas (last season), that we had a big road to climb, and it\u2019s hard to have seven-game winning streaks over and over and over again. Other teams have a say in it.<\/p>\n

Here we go pic.twitter.com\/L1U8bSNvQc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSo this group is going to write its own story. It\u2019s going to have its own identity. I\u2019m not going to answer March questions anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all are going to answer the question, and we\u2019re going to play. So if you keep thinking about it, keep talking about it, and keep believing it, you probably get it again, and that\u2019s not what we want.\u201d<\/p>\n

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