The Detroit Free Press posted a trio of post-game videos which complement today’s scrimmage coverage, including comments made by coach Jeff Blashill..
Forward Tyler Bertuzzi…
And goaltender Jonathan Bernier:
If you missed the highlights…
All the highlights from today ⤵️?
Catch the next Red & White scrimmage Friday night! #DRWTC pic.twitter.com/HkdIOSCbwR— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 5, 2021
Update: Here are the Red Wings’ YouTube versions of the clips above:
Nothing about this NHL season will be normal, but the Red Wings are back on the ice. And that’s worth something.
“It was fun. Obviously we were playing teammates, but the work was there, the intensity was there,” Tyler Bertuzzi said. Our report from the first scrimmage of 2021: pic.twitter.com/atj0OpzNPl— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) January 5, 2021
Update: Here’s a bit from the Free Press’s Helene St. James:
The new guys scored, the atmosphere was as cool as it was weird, and ultimately, the Detroit Red Wings were happy to have simulated a game.
With little more than a week left before they host the Carolina Panthers Jan. 14 to open the season, every scrimmage matters. Tuesday’s affair was highlighted by goals from newcomers Vladislav Namestnikov and Marc Staal, and a goal from Mathias Brome, who is trying to make the team.
“To add scoring from different people, I think it’s huge,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “It’s a scrimmage, we’ll take it with a grain of salt, but they still scored.”
