Coach Todd McLellan told the Red Wings’ press corps that the team’s lines are far from set in stone, but Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen took note of an intriguing line combo at Red Wings training camp, even if it is only an experiment:
McLellan did answer the question of MBN playing with Compher and Berggren.
“We wanted to see how (Brandsegg-Nygard) would perform in that situation,” McLellan said. “I think we have to give the younger players every opportunity to experience being on a line with some veterans and see how that goes. We saw what it did for Marco (Kasper), last year, Albert (Johansson) coming into the lineup, playing with a veteran, you know, so hopefully those things take care of themselves. But please don’t read into the lines.”
Continued; I believe that MBN is going to need some time in Grand Rapids to fully adapt to the North American game, but at some point in the near future, he’s going to get a “cup of coffee call-up” at the very least.
