The Detroit Red Wings switched up their defensive pairings during Friday’s practice as Jeff Petry (upper-body) is unavailable for Saturday’s game vs. Nashville, and coach Derek Lalonde told the Wings’ media corps that defenseman Justin Holl will be recalled for the Wings’ showdown with the Predators (though Albert Johansson will be rotated into the defensive corps at some point soon), with Cam Talbot earning the starter’s duties on Saturday night.
Still smarting from Thursday’s 6-3 home-opener loss to Pittsburgh, and in the middle of a 3-games-in-5-nights stretch, both forward Joe Veleno and Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde spoke with the media on Friday afternoon: