Red Wings' GM delay, Tigers' late surge and Lions' Buffalo test headline the day

Well, the Red Wings finally have a general manager

I guess it's better late than never. I'm Dustin Fiocco with Detroit Sports Nation

It is time for your daily rundown on this Wednesday. And we are going to start off talking about those Red Wings who finally

yes, we are close to the start of the regular season, but finally, we have an interim GM, Sean Horkoff

He gets the honors. and what an embarrassing look for this organization

Nothing against Horkoff, the embarrassment is not directed towards him. It's in the fact that it took us this long

It took us this close to the start of the regular season to finally fill that share

This place used to be a destination. This is a place where players wanted to come, where people wanted to come to win championships

to wear that winged wheel. There was an honor in being a Red Wing

And now this organization the last few years, especially this offseason, has become a joke

We have a captain that's no longer a captain because he doesn't want to be here

We have a completely empty GM spot for multiple months heading into the regular season

This is a terrible look for the organization. This organization has a very poor reputation for the rest of the league to look at

Now it leads to Sean Horkoff. He accepted the job He got the job I wish him the best of fortunes I hope it works out well for him However he has got a very full plate of things he needs to accomplish The first thing being you gotta get this team back to the playoffs

The second one being, you gotta get this Dylan Larkin situation figured out

And the third and most important thing has to be, change the reputation of the Red Wings

This is an original sixth team that should never, never be a laughingstock

That is exactly what they've become in the NHL, and the reputation of this team desperately needs to change

It starts with Horkoff, starts with leadership. Horkoff, I hope you're up for the challenge

Speaking of challenges, guess what? The Tigers with a blowout, another win against Toronto

They're going to take the series. They dominate them yesterday for a sixth straight victory

Now we're really watching the schedule with the other teams to see if there's actually a chance for them to chase the playoffs

Didn't get any help yesterday because Cleveland wins one, Chicago wins one

So whether you're chasing the division or the playoffs, you didn't really gain any ground

I still cannot buy into this Tigers team. A sweep of Toronto will make it interesting

I will give you that. A sweep of Toronto might make it interesting, but interesting doesn't make

it logical I cannot sit here and still look at this Tigers team and pretend in my heart that they are going for the playoffs I can buy into it They playing great ball Wonderful Six game winning streak Love it Back series wins Love it You know what

I don't love? You turn this on a couple weeks before the season ends. Where was this against

Cleveland? Where was this against the White Sox? Where was this when you legitimately had a chance

to make the playoffs? The simple answer is it was not there. And because it wasn't there when

you needed it most, these wins might end up being meaningless. These wins in all likelihood will end

up being meaningless. Congratulations. You're making a bid for 80 wins on the season

Don't care. You're not making the postseason. You're getting hot at the late part of the season

Good for you, but I'm not buying in because for the bulk of the year, you've been terrible

You made your bed. You got to lie in it. Now let's end with one more team because we are one day shy

of Lions taking the field in Buffalo. A primetime game. We call them primetime Lions for a reason

The nation loves to watch these Lions. They're a fun team to root for, but this is going to be a

tough challenge in Buffalo against the Bills. Many fans coming into the start of the season

have this Detroit team at 4-1 on the year. That one loss in the stretch of five games coming to

this Buffalo Bills team on road territory in Buffalo. Now there is no shame whatsoever in

losing this game to Buffalo if you look competitive If you look competitive if you lose by a touchdown I okay And I talking about the offense looking competitive because Josh Allen is likely

going to torch this defense. You thought it was bad in the second half in overtime against the

Saints? Just take a look at that. Duplicate that through the first, second, third, and fourth

quarter in Buffalo. Buffalo's going to carve this defense up. What I want to see is a healthy dosage

of Jameer Gibbs. Look at the receiving core. Amon Ross St. Brown, another couple of touchdowns

Sam Laporta being used reliably. JMO used properly. Let's get some Tesla action. I want to see this

offense firing on all cylinders. Just face facts. This defense is not holding Buffalo below 30

It's not going to happen. Ain't no way. Ain't no how. What you got to do to get into this is it's

going to have to be a shootout. We saw that the last time we played Buffalo and we hung in there

in a shootout. Now we got to do it again. It's a steep challenge to ask for a win. I do think they

are capable. I do think this Lions team is legit, but it's definitely going to be a tough challenge

on Thursday. Excited to see it. We are just one day away. Once more, guys, this has been your daily

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