The 1-and-3 Detroit Red Wings practiced at Little Caesars Arena before embarking upon a 2-game road trip which begins tomorrow in Nashville against the 0-and-4 Predators (2 PM EDT start on Bally Sports Detroit), and concludes on Tuesday on Long Island, where the Red Wings will battle Patrick Roy’s New York Islanders (7:45 PM on what will then be FanDuel Sports Detroit).
The Red Wings were still stinging from Thursday’s 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers, who swept the teams’ home-and-home series, and the Wings were shorthanded up front as well:
Andrew Copp (flu) and Tyler Motte (being assessed for an upper-body injury) missed Friday’s practice, so the Red Wings brought up Marco Kasper from the Grand Rapids Griffins on an emergency basis, and Kasper, Moritz Seider, Simon Edvinsson and coach Derek Lalonde all spoke with the media ahead of the plane ride to Nashville.
According to coach Lalonde, Jeff Petry will play on the Wings’ defense on Saturday, and Alex Lyon will start opposite Juuse Saros.
Anyway, here’s coach Lalonde’s press conference…
And here are Alex Lyon, Dylan Larkin and Marco Kasper speaking with the media:
Also, here’s a bonus Tweet of note:
"I'm really excited to get out there and give my best."
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 18, 2024
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