But that's the thing about this Wings team. Its depth is unmatched. There is not a franchise in the NHL that could have the power outage of two major stars like Datsyuk and Hossa and still beat a team as good as Anaheim. Not one.
The octopi landed like omens in front of the Ducks: one, two, three, four. One for Detroit's victory in Game 1, one for Game 4, one for Game 5, and optimistically, one for Game 7.
The Wings are often branded as the pretty team, blessed with such infinite skill that they too often make the game look easier than it actually is. But Dan Cleary's goal was genuinely a definitive Detroit goal, born more through persistence.
When it comes to one ricochet, one shove, one screen, one well-positioned stick, one annoying pest in front of the net — and it has. When it comes to all of this, I'd look to Tomas Holmstrom. If I could find him.