I went through it when I got here. That's what these guys have done. There's no pretentiousness. After his victory over Anaheim Monday night, Ranford sounded reborn. This team doesn't do a lot of chirping on the bench, it's all positive.
Guys just go about their business, and have fun doing it.
We wouldn't dare suggest a seven-game winning streak clinches a Cup, and the Wings predictably are downplaying their roll. The schedule has been favorable, with six of seven at home, and another tonight against Vancouver. And neither team was healthy when the Wings won in Dallas. Still, we didn't realize things would get so comfortable, so quickly. It's a credit to Bowman's ego-squashing system, to Yzerman's control, and to the likable personalities of the newcomers.