The Traverse City 9&10 News’s Kennedy Broadwell filed a 2:30 report from today’s training camp activities at Centre ICE Arena.
68 Red Wings-affiliated players hit the ice on Thursday at Centre Ice Arena for five days of training camp. Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman expects this camp to be the most competitive camp in a while, as the Red Wings have accumulated added depth in the offseason.
“It’s just natural competition and it pushes you in it. It’s what you want on a team and in an organization as well,” Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said.
The Red Wings brought 39 forwards, 21 defensemen and eight goaltenders to Traverse City for camp.
Most notably, they brought along their 2023 free agent signees, many of them already NHL veterans, bringing experience to the young team.
July 10th, the Red Wings made a huge trade with the Ottawa Senators for forward Alex DeBrincat. They then signed him to a four-year extension. Thursday at Centre Ice, he was frequently found on a line with Larkin and 2020 4th overall NHL draft pick Lucas Raymond.
“I’ve always played with Lucas, and I think he looks great coming into this camp. I know he’s done the work he needed to this summer and I’m excited for him and as well as Alex,” Larkin said. “So, it would be pretty cool a couple of righties. So, I’d be looking at a lot of one-time options, and they both like to shoot the puck and then I like to shoot it as well. But we can all skate and think so I think it would be a fun line to play on.”
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