The Red Wings are "exploring possible legal action after a slightly modified team logo appeared on signs held by protesters" in Charlottesville yesterday. The signs "showed the team’s winged-wheel logo spokes altered to look more like swastikas" and "sparked outrage" in the NHL. The Red Wings in a statement said they "vehemently disagree with and are not associated in any way with the event taking place today in Charlottesville." The NHL in a statement said, "We will take immediate and all necessary steps to ensure the use is discontinued as promptly as possible, and will vigorously pursue other remedies, as appropriate" (
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