Red Wings forward Lucas Raymond spoke with Aftonbladet’s Per Bjurman after last night’s 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. Here’s a rough translation of what Raymond had to say:
Detroit takes its fourth straight: “A good flow”
New York. The Detroit Red Wings are suddenly one of the NHL’s hottest teams. They earned their fourth straight win last night–by beating the league-leading Winnipeg Jets on an away game.
“We’ve entered a good flow,” scorer Lucas Raymond told Sportbladet after the 4-2 triumph.
Talk about the replacement in Detroit ten days ago.
The Red Wings lost their first game under Todd McLellan, but then they have just won and won–and thus crowned their resurrection with a scorching 4-2 victory over the top-of-the-standings Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Centre overnight.
“Yes, it was an important victory for us against one of the league’s best teams,” Lucas Raymond says as we reach him after the final whistle.
“We have come into a good flow as a team, and play good hockey that lasts for longer periods of time.”
“Nobody pays to watch me coach”
The 22-year-old native of Gothenburg himself has had a large part in the team’s success. On the one hand, he posted his 16th goal with a direct shot on the power play at the beginning of the second period, and partially, he played a part in captain Dylan Larkin’s two goals.
With the triumph overnight, the Red Wings, who were just in crisis, have suddenly found themselves only 2 points out of the playoff picture, and McLellan won’t have to pay for himself if he goes out and has a drink in Detroit in the near future.
“But it’s not about me. No one pays to come and see me coach. It’s the players who’ve done this, and I tip my hat to them,” he said.
