The Red Wings’ prospects held a morning skate ahead of tonight’s game vs. Dallas (6 PM EDT on the Red Wings’ social media channels), and after the skate, myself, Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen and Bob Duff, The Athletic’s Max Bultman and DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills all spoke with Jeremie Biakabutuka and Cross Hanas.
Biakabutuka was forthcoming regarding his status as a life-long hockey player despite his connections to Michigan football, he discussed the fact that he feels almost intimidated sometimes by the caliber of players that he’s playing with, and he spoke about stepping up and making plays and finding his confidence alongside Eemil Viro:
Cross Hanas also spoke with us, discussing his self-appointed role as a playmaker after posting 60 assists (and scoring some highlight-reel goals) in the WHL this past season, trying those trick goals that worked for him, improving his defensive game and being a little edgy, too, and playing with 6’8″ Elmer Soderblom and 5’10” center Amadeus Lombardi on the Wings’ top line:
