Octopuses, a rebuild and 11 Stanley Cups… Detroit Red Wings have missed the playoffs two years in a row, but how long will it take for them to return?   NFFA guest Graeme Thomson fell in love with the red and whites when Drew Miller came to play in Scotland during the 2012/13 NHL lockout. He says there’s nothing quite like watching an NHL game and saying “I know him”, having met him several times off ice during his 23 games in the Elite League. Now an admirer of the team’s young home star Dylan Larkin, Graeme shares his hopes and dreams as the Atlantic Division club continue a long rebuild.   Plus – It was bye bye to John Stevens as LA Kings’ head coach AND Joel Quenneville of Chicago Blackhawks – but does a team’s success really live and die with the head coach? Mock dives and players’ acting out – is it entertaining or just downright stupid? Was Boston Bruins’ Brad Marchand right to demo a mock dive during the game against Nashville Predators’ Colton Sissons? A video of some Ottawa Senators players making derogatory comments about their coach was leaked by a taxi driver this week. When it comes to players and privacy – do they have a right to an opinion, or should they keep their heads down and do their job?   NHL Fans From Afar Podcast is presented by Clare Freeman and Jolon Kemp Walker. Produced by ASFB Productions. (Picture credit: NHL/Dave Reginek) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nhlfansfromafar/message