By Game 23 of this season, the Red Wings led the Central Division by seven points, sat atop the Western Conference with 36 points, and had obtained a 17-4-2 record.
One would think that this would be enough to make any head coach skate on to the ice for practice whistling the theme to "Zippity Do Da". However, for Mike Babcock, this was actually cause for concern.
During their recent three game road trip, just after the Wings embarrassed the Ducks in their own barn and beat them 4-0, Babcock spoke about not getting too comfortable or too impressed with his team's strong start.
He noted that, usually, as soon as you start getting happy about where you're at, things begin to go south.
Man, does this guy know his team or what?
After the win in Anaheim, the Wings met the LA Kings and, though they played a good game, they did not push hard enough to squeak out a win in overtime.
But, hey, gaining five out of a possible six points is hardly a bad trip right?
That kind of self-congratulatory sentiment might well have been in the Wings' collective heads when they came home to face the San Jose Sharks, a tea ...
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