Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill spoke with the Toronto Sun’s Terry Koshan regarding Thursday’s opponent, the Toronto Maple Leafs:
Wings coach Jeff Blashill on the #Leafs PP: “Fun to watch … Their weapons on the two flanks are real special. Marner is … an elite power-play player. One of the best in the league. Matthews is an elite player, Tavares is an elite player. A lot of really good there.”
— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) October 10, 2018
Blashill asked about #Leafs being a test: “Did you guys see the Chicago game? The end of the Chicago game? It was awesome. Entertaining, for sure. Unreal. Is it a challenge for our young D? Absolutely. The good thing for us is at least we saw them in exhibition.”
— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) October 10, 2018
More Blashill: “If they are coming at us flying 100 miles an hour the whole night, it will be a long night. We better put the puck in behind them, we better grind them in their zone, we better make them defend as much as possible. That will be the key.” #Leafs
— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) October 10, 2018
Update: MLive’s Ansar Khan posted a pair of videos from Blashill and Niklas Kronwall post-practice:
