Two things: On the Wings’ resiliency and Fabbri/Suter

Of Red Wings-related note this morning, after the Wings’ 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in preseason hockey:

1. The Free Press’s Carlos Monarrez makes a couple of early observations regarding the Red Wings’ two exhibition wins:

So yes, the Wings have shown they can score. And they can rally. Just like they did after falling behind in Chicago in Wednesday’s exhibition opener, the Wings came back from a 1-0 deficit in the first period Thursday.

That resilience tells us something early about this team:, There may be some hope this season. It’s hope that can be found in Raymond’s goal, an ugly one that came off a pinball turnover near the slot.

“He did a good job,” coach Jeff Blashill said of Raymond. “He’s a smart player. He’s solid. He’s got a really good two-way game, so those types of players are always guys that are transferable because they know how to create efficient offense, and I thought he did that.”

There’s also hope in the steady play Seider displayed while being paired with veteran Nick Leddy and working on the power play. The No. 6 overall pick in 2019 showed good, careful judgment. Pinching in when he could, but mostly falling back and staying in position.

“I think Sides did a solid job,” Blashill said. “He’s a presence out there, he’s a big man, he’s smart, he’s got good hands and makes plays with really good hockey instincts.”

2. And MLive’s Ansar Khan posted an article discussing the offense made available by the pairing of Robby Fabbri and Pius Suter:

“Suits is a guy who can make some plays, Fabbs is a guy who can score,” Blashill said. “We’ll find somebody to play on that right side, just like we’ll find somebody with Dylan and Bert. I think they’re lines that can create offense.”

Fabbri was limited to 30 games last season after missing time at the start due to COVID-19 and at the end with a concussion. He has 24 goals and 49 points in 82 games over parts of two seasons with Detroit.

“He’s got a good shot, a good release; he does it in tight quarters, can get it off quickly,” Blashill said. “The biggest thing I’d say with Fabbs is he has been outstanding from his compete level from Day 1 of camp. He trained here all summer. He’s worked extremely hard, competed extremely hard, shown great leadership.”

Fabbri said he had a great summer of preparation and felt confident coming into camp.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been in a game; I was excited to get these preseason games going,” Fabbri said. “For the first time a bunch of us have played this year, we came together and played a good game. We (him and Suter) got some good reps in in Traverse (City), got familiar with each other again, with Raymond as well. It’s one game, but we felt good out there.”