MLive’s Ansar Khan profiled Red Wings trade acquisition Alex DeBrincat this afternoon, after DeBrincat spoke with the Wings’ media corps today. As Khan notes, DeBrincat believes that he’s going to form a fine partnership with Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin:
“He’s so fast, so fast up the middle,” DeBrincat said. “He creates a lot of room on the wings and really pushes the D back on different rushes, three-on-twos, three-on-threes, and really creates that space. Should be a lot of fun to play with him. He skates so effortlessly. It’s been fun to watch for a while and I’m looking forward to playing with him.”
Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman traded for DeBrincat on July 9, giving the team the sniper it hasn’t had in more than a decade. It’s been 15 years since Detroit had a 40-goal scorer (Marian Hossa in 2008-09).
It cost them a first-round pick in 2024 (the lower of theirs and Boston’s) and 20-goal scorer Dominik Kubalik. They’re counting on seeing DeBrincat play like he did with the Blackhawks, not the Senators.
“I’ve got to focus a little more on bearing down when I get my chances,” DeBrincat said. “Last year I gave up a lot of chances, maybe got lazy on it or whatever, hit a post or stuff like that. I’m pretty confident getting back to that form and we have a lot of great players here to play with. I’m just trying to find the space out here and they’ll give me the puck.”
