Updated at 11:57 AM: The Detroit Red Wings hit the ice just after 11 AM this morning, beginning their preparations for hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night:
Two days away. ☺️#LGRW pic.twitter.com/5U4iZf5jOX— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 12, 2021
The Athletic’s Max Bultman noted the line formations…
Red Wings lines/pairs today
Bertuzzi-Larkin-Raymond
Fabbri-Suter-Zadina
Namestnikov-Rasmussen-Erne
Smith-Stephens-Gagner
Rowney rotating in @ 4W
DeKeyser-Hronek
Leddy-Seider
Oesterle-Stecher
Staal-Lindstrom
(Don’t read into the order ^, just the order in which I noticed them)— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 12, 2021
And DetroitRedWings.com’s Daniella Bruce said “hello”…
Almost that time ? #LGRW pic.twitter.com/i5zwkAWexT— Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) October 12, 2021
Oh, the emoji works now, too:
UPDATE: Our hashtag emoji is back!#LGRW #LGRW#LGRW #LGRW#LGRW #LGRW #LGRW #LGRW— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 12, 2021
Update: No surprise here:
Red Wings repping power play
Bertuzzi
Larkin – Erne/Gagner – Raymond
Leddy
Suter
Hronek – Fabbri- Zadina
Seider— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 12, 2021
I have a recurring day dream that at some point Blashill swaps Smith with Namestnikov, and Smith clicks with Ras and Erne. It would give us a big, physical line that could wreak havoc on the forecheck similar to the Devils “crash line” of McKay, Holik and Peluso that was instrumental in the Devils success in the mid 90’s. Hockey Jesus, please make it happen.
That would be an intriguing line for sure!