I posted a set of text recaps of Sunday’s Red & White Game a couple of hours ago, and in the interim, two more recaps were posted.
MLive’s Matthew Ehler took note of Red Wings assistant coach Alex Tanguay’s remarks regarding the game and its standout performers:
“What those players do in the summertime is play summer hockey so there’s no stopping and there’s not really that motion,” Red Wings assistant coach Alex Tanguay said. “Once you get into the games and in tight spaces, you get your feels back. It’s important for our players to get their feels back, get their legs back and to get bumped a few times to know what it feels like again. Playing every day raised their competitive juices a little bit.”
DeBrincat put Team White on the board first with a goal in the first period, while Jonatan Berggren scored later on in the frame and Emmitt Finnie added his own tally in the second period for Team Red.
Finnie impressed teammates and coaches throughout camp –– he played on a line with Larkin and Lucas Raymond on both Saturday and Sunday.
“He probably, more than some of the guys, he’s brought his best aspect forward,” Tanguay said. “He’s a good skater and he’s a good puck retriever and he showed that in the games in Dallas and he showed that in the games here. And again tonight, we put him on a good line and he showed that he was able to retrieve pucks and drive the pace with his speed and his size.”
Tanguay was also impressed with Amadeus Lombardi’s play, and in his assessment thereof, Tanguay made a wise remark regarding every prospect’s attempts to earn an NHL job:
“He’s a real prospect and he’s shown that in what he’s done here over in Grand Rapids,” Tanguay said. “His speed is a real asset and it’s an NHL tool so he’s got tools that are NHL like and he’s going to continue his growth. We’ll see what they do in the preseason and we’ll give them opportunities on the power play and hopefully in every other situation but you have to find your niche in the NHL and those guys, they have tools in certain aspects that can help us.”
And, as you might expect, The Athletic’s Max Bultman graces us with 5 observations which span both the Red & White Game and training camp itself:
One of the clear drivers of that physicality this weekend was defenseman Moritz Seider, which should surprise absolutely no one. Seider is one of the most competitive players on the team, and the level he brings to the ice implicitly demands everyone be on their toes at all times.
Case in point: He hit 6-foot-8 forward Elmer Söderblom into the bench Saturday, then followed it up Sunday by being just as much of a wrecking ball, sparing no one. He had big hits on prospects Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and Carter Bear, and he even mixed it up after a whistle with veteran J.T. Compher.
“He’s hard to play against, and I’m thankful he’s on our team,” Larkin said. “I don’t like playing against him. … He looks good. He sets the tone physically. I’ve really been impressed with his camp and the first phase of it.”
Larkin said it was refreshing to play these kinds of scrimmages, getting right back into game mode, and even called it “one of the better camps of my career.” The competitive tenor the scrimmages took on speaks to one of the areas the Red Wings will certainly want to carry over into the season.
Seider, among others, certainly helped make sure it got off to that kind of start.
Bultman continues (paywall)…
If you missed it, here are Larkin, Elmer Soderblom, Emmitt Finnie and coach Tanguay speaking to the press…
And the Red Wings have also posted a “reel” or “short” showing highlights from the shootout:
