Despite suggestions to the contrary, the Detroit Red Wings’ organization and players are pretty flexible in terms of accommodating requests from the NHL to engage in the kinds of promotional activities which involve playing on holidays or sloughing through particularly nasty travel schedules to give the league a TV ratings boost, but the Wings have consistently stated that there is one date that they never want to circle on their calendars for anything other than rest and relaxation—Christmas. Kris Draper and Chris Osgood used to speak out particularly bluntly about the fact that they’d fight at the collective bargaining table to ensure that the NHL does not ask its players to indulge in a ratings bonanza on the 24th or 25th, and the Red Wings’ current players hold similar sentiments, as they told MLive’s Ansar Khan:
“It’s fun to watch sporting events on Christmas Day, but I’m glad it’s not us (playing),” forward Cory Emme...
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