MLive’s Ansar Khan Tweeted out the following during practice today…
How #RedWings have fared in recent years at the four stops on upcoming trip:
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) January 15, 2025
Florida (tomorrow): Lost 10 of past 12.
Tampa Bay (Saturday): Won 4 of 6 after losing 17 in a row.
Dallas (Sunday): Lost 11 in a row.
Philadelphia (Tuesday): Lost 20 of past 22. pic.twitter.com/dkxeT68LYB
#RedWings play 23 of their final 39 on the road and according to @tankathon they have the most difficult remaining schedule in the NHL based on opponents” points percentage (.588). pic.twitter.com/hnZWEMCp7e
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) January 15, 2025
And Khan posted an article which discusses the Wings’ difficult road trip and remaining schedule to come, which coach Todd McLellan cares about:
“I don’t know that history, so I’d like to not know it,” McLellan said. “We’re going to keep finding more about the group. I thought for the first time we sagged just a little bit in (Tuesday’s) game. It was almost like we were entitled to win. And when it wasn’t going for us, just a little bit of a sag. Human nature, but something we got to fight through.”
The Red Wings (20-19-4) play 23 of their final 39 games on the road and according to Tankathon.com, have the league’s most difficult remaining schedule based on opponents’ points percentage (.588).
That’s big picture. They’re focused on reversing their performance over the past four periods.
“Our last four or five periods haven’t really been that good, but I think there’s a confidence in here that I even felt on the bench last night, even going into the third,” Andrew Copp said. “The times where we got within one really felt like the confidence level of the group was we’re going to win this game. I think that’s an important feeling to have within the group. Four good teams. This is going to be a really good measuring road trip for us.”
McLellan liked what he saw from Wednesday’s practice.
“I thought we had a good practice, didn’t expect anything different,” McLellan said. “They came and worked. They’ve done that every day since we’ve been here. Now we got to translate that into a good effort.”
Moritz Seider doesn’t want to hear it, either:
“I think we can beat any team in the league, and why not start in Florida with a good start for the road trip?” Seider said. “Set ourselves up, feel good about ourselves, and then go to work in the other cities as well.”
