Of Red Wings-related note over the course of Friday and Saturday, on a source-by-source basis:
A. Free Press:
1. Helene St. James penned an analysis of the Red Wings’ biggest draft “boons” and “busts” since the team drafted Henrik Zetterberg;
B. Detroit News:
1. Ted Kulfan discussed Anthony Mantha’s late-season video session turned heart-to-heart conversation with coach Jeff Blashill;
2. The Detroit News’s Todd McInturf posted a photo gallery as Lane Zablocki, Vili Saarijarvi and Kirk Maltby worked the Red Wings’ youth hockey camp on Friday;
C. Hockeybuzz:
1. Bob Duff spoke with Dylan Larkin regarding both his contract negotiations with the Wings and August 26th’s “Stars and Stripes” charity hockey game in Plymouth;
D. The Athletic:
1. Craig Custance took a drive through Joe Louis Arena as the facility continues to be sold off in bits and pieces before its eventual demolishment;
E. DetroitRedWings.com:
1. In article form, DetroitRedWings.com’s Arthur J. Regner examined Libor Sulak’s 2017-18 season “by the numbers“;
2. Dana Wakiji spoke with Dylan Larkin when he took part in the Wings’ youth hockey camp on Wednesday;
3. Wakiji also spoke with Vili Saarijarvi regarding his hopes to rebound from an injury-plagued 2017-18 season;
4. On Twitter, the Wings posted Twitter interviews with Lane Zablocki and Saarijarvi…
“I think I got mentally stronger throughout the year and that’s a big thing for my game,” Lane Zablocki, #RedWings 2017 3rd round pick. #DRWProspects pic.twitter.com/BzR5ikMqia
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) August 3, 2018
“It’s good to get out there with the kids and have some fun,” @ViliSaarijarvi at #DRWYC | #forthekids #LGRW pic.twitter.com/TySr4usnyD
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) August 3, 2018
“Obviously I want to play with the big club. But I just want to have a strong, healthy season, play with my strengths and get better.”
More –> https://t.co/dk7uZV60Ze pic.twitter.com/7tvV43xek8
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) August 4, 2018
5. And the Wings posted this Dylan Larkin clip from the NHL Network:
.@Dylanlarkin39 is spearheading the Stars and Stripes Showdown. He joined #NHLTonight to talk about the @USAHockey charity game and the late Jim Johannson. pic.twitter.com/pxwRXyKPUJ
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) August 3, 2018
F. NHL.com:
- NHL.com’s Dave Hogg penned a profile of Michael Rasmussen;
- Dylan Larkin (115), Filip Zadina (163), Anthony Mantha (168), Mike Green (189) and Michael Rasmussen (249) made NHL.com’s Pete Jensen’s initial Top 250 Fantasy Player rankings;
G. The Sporting News:
1. The Red Wings rank 10th of 31 in the Sporting News’s Steve Kournianos’s “farm system rankings“;
2. Alec Gearty reports that Michael Rasmussen had a good showing at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Kamloops, British Columbia, playing strongly for Canada;
H. Vancouver Province:
1. The Province’s Steve Ewen also reports that Michael Rasmussen had a strong showing at the World Junior Summer Showcase.
