I don’t know how to frame this one. The Athletic’s Sean McIndoe, a.k.a. Down Goes Brown, declares whether the NHL is “rigged” for or against each and every one of the NHL’s 32 teams, and he offers this bluster about the Red Wings:
Detroit Red Wings: The NHL never forgave the dynasty-era Red Wings for drafting so well in the later rounds and has been making sure they get screwed in every draft lottery of the modern era. But smash a Red Wing’s face into the glass or into the boards and the league is pretty much fine with it.
Verdict: League rigged against you
Continued; the salary cap is certainly “rigged” against the Red Wings’ financial clout, and yes, I get pissed off about the Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Kronwall, etc. incidents…
But the league is not “rigged” against any team. The Department of Player Safety has been terrible of late to every team in the NHL.
