A former front office employee of the Pistons told me that the Red Wings may announce soon that they will play up to three seasons at The Palace of Auburn Hills while a new hockey arena is being constructed in downtown Detroit. This would facilitate the expansion of Cobo Hall and mean the razing of Joe Louis before long.

There was another issue that sounded iffy with said source, that the Pistons would eventually move to downtown Detroit and maintain the The Palace for more open entertainment date uses. My source said if things worked out right that the Pistons might even build their own arena downtown.

The Wings playing at The Palace sounds feasible, but two new arenas downtown not so much to me.