Rumor: Red Wings Coach Jeff Blashill To Be Fired

The Detroit Red Wings have missed the playoffs four consecutive years and they're trending in the same direction this season. Fans were extremely shocked when General Manager Steve Yzerman did not fire Head Coach Jeff Blashill during the offseason after finishing last in the entire league. Hockeytown is now voicing their disapproval of the coaching staff.

Blashill took the Red Wings to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in his first season as head coach during the 2015-16 season, but he has failed to make a second appearance. Additionally, Blashill has registered an abysmal 155-198-52 record during this time behind the bench. It's unfair to blame this poor record entirely on Blashill as he hasn't been given the tools necessary to ice a competitive team, but the lack of compete and uninspiring play can not go unnoticed. The Red Wings are not trending in the right direction and perhaps a regime change will allow the team to begin a new path.

The Wings don’t even dump and chase properly considering it’s their only zone entry system they use.

The support person is never in place. Even if the first fore checker makes it a 50/50 battle (rarely), they’re on their own and the outlet isn’t “down stream” from the play.
— Brad Krysko WWP (@BradKrysko) January 24, 2021

Just call it the "ineup"

The L will come along soon enough. https://t.co/1SCwQfUYh2
— J.J. (@JJfromKansas) January 24, 2021

Detroit red wings need to fire Blashill. Like now.
Anyone else notice how he consistently starts the 3rd/4th lines after a TV timeout, even if we are down? Like what are you doing the top 2 lines just got a 2 minute break why are we giving the bottom lines so much ice time fuck
— Brandon. (@brandontrombley) January 25, 2021

It’s time for Yzerman to grow a pair and fire Blashill. How many years can they let him act like a coach? It won’t happen so be ready for another sad pathetic season
— jeffrey robinson (@jrobinsonracing) January 24, 2021