Of Red Wings-related note from my “maintenance day”:
Field Level Media posted a Red Wings-Oilers game preview;
The Edmonton Sun’s Robert Tychkowski posted a Red Wings-Oilers game preview;
The Edmonton Oilers’ Game-Day Preview and set of lines for tonight’s game are being updated presently;
In terms of Oilers press, The Athletic’s Daniel Nugent-Bowman’s “What I believe and what I know” about the Oilers through their first 10 games, Jason Gregor’s game preview for Oilers Nation and Lowetide’s game preview are all solid reads;
Sam Gagner also spoke with TSN 1260 Edmonton for 15 minutes yesterday, reflecting upon his hitting the 900-game mark tonight;
In prospect news, the Grand Rapids Griffins released Max Humitz from his pro try-out;
The Toledo Blade’s Mark Monroe discussed the renewed rivalry between the Toledo Walleye and Fort Wayne Komets;
HockeyNews.se’s Henrik Sjoberg reports that Simon Edvinsson is practicing with the Swedish World Junior team ahead of the Four Nations Cup;
And in Red Wings-related news: The Athletic’s Max Bultman and the Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan posted profiles of Tyler Bertuzzi;
MLive’ Ansar Khan and Tyler Kuehl posted Red Wings-Oilers game previews;
The Free Press’s Helene St. James had a conversation with Ken Holland and Marlowe Alter set up tonight’s game;
Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen wondered aloud whether the Red Wings should call up Jonatan Berggren from Grand Rapids, and he discussed Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider’s competition for the Calder Trophy, while Bob Duff posted a conversation with Ken Holland, and noted Keith Petruzzelli’s strong start in the ECHL;
Both The Score’s NHL Staff and NBC Sports’ Adam Gretz posted sets of power rankings;
And Red Wings super fan Heather Petrie spoke with the CBC News Windsor regarding the intricacies of traveling to and from Canada to catch Wings games.
