Both the Red Wings and Blue Jackets are icing NHL-ready lineups for tonight’s exhibition finale (7 PM EDT start on Detroit SportsNet/97.1 FM). Dylan Larkin won’t be ready for the game, but coach Todd McLellan told the assembled media that he’s working hard to return from his upper-body injury.
After the morning skate, Carter Mazur spoke with the media, as did coach Todd McLellan:
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Tonight's squad vs. Columbus. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/MNtUTewXL0
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Appleton has played his two-game max as a veteran, so Mazur in for his last shot to make an impression.
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“It’s kind of do or die, in a way,” he said this morning https://t.co/5YBRDNxz2a