Red Wings play-by-play announcer Ken Daniels appeared on Toronto’s TSN 1050 AM today, appearing on Jim Tatti’s show, “Yes Guy.” You can listen via the following Tweet or on SoundCloud. Daniels speaks for over 13 minutes, speaking at the 44-minute mark of the following Tweet.
Catch up on the latest episode of Yes Guy with @jimtatti HERE! 👇https://t.co/mEEuNbPjit
— TSN 1050 Toronto (@TSN1050Radio) October 3, 2024
Of Red Wings-related note this afternoon:
Detroit Red Wings: Forward Patrick Kane, at 35 years old (turns 36 on Nov. 19) will lead the Red Wings in points with at least 85 and finish among the NHL’s top 25 in the category. – AD
2. And Daily Faceoff is back with another list, too, ranking the NHL’s 32 teams by “watchability,” per a panel that included Scott Maxwell, Colton Davies, Hunter Crowther, Mike Gould and Tyler Kuehl. I just scrolled down to the bottom of the list and was pleasantly surprised by how much I had to scroll back up:
14. Detroit Red Wings
Colton: 24th
Hunter: 18th
Mike: 32nd
Scott: 7th
Tyler: 3rdScott: I see Mike has carried over his Red Wings hatred into this season. While I can understand why this team was so split, I think people are confusing good and entertaining. Are the Red Wings a complete hockey team? Of course not. But they have a lot of skilled players and young talent, and they also have a horrible defense core and questionable goaltending. That feels like the perfect ingredients for an entertaining hockey game no matter who they play.
Colton: They are the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NHL.
Hunter: I think that’s the meanest thing I’ve ever read, and I just re-read Blood Meridian.
Mike: The Red Wings irritate me to an extent I never previously thought possible. It is genuinely frustrating to watch them make one wrong decision after another, seemingly to no end. And that’s just off the ice. I simply do not enjoy watching them trip over themselves on a yearly basis. That likely won’t change until they thoroughly re-evaluate their organizational priorities.
Aww, that’s sweet.
As I’ve been saying for the past month, it’s not likely that the Red Wings will really sort out their goaltending situation until the first 10-15 games of the regular season have passed.
Ville Husso had a particularly good start in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Cam Talbot’s got the net tonight against the Leafs, and Alex Lyon will help Detroit host the Senators tomorrow.
From there, we don’t really know who’s going to be the starter, back-up or #3 goaltender, and, as Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen notes, things aren’t likely to change soon:
Husso was the big question mark coming into training camp because he had not been healthy enough to play a full game since last December. But he has stayed healthy in training camp, and drew strong reviews from Lalonde when he stopped 43 of 44 shots to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 Tuesday.
“It wasn’t even the 97% (save percentage),” Lalonde said. “It was the way he looked. He looked sharp. He looked composed, he was seeing pucks. (His) puck handles were great. That’s when a goalie looks comfortable in his net. Obviously a good step forward for him.”
In two games, Husso has stopped 57 of 61 shots for a .951 save percentage.
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Lyon is right there with Husso with a .943 save percentage (stopping 33 of 35.). Talbot’s save percentage is .900, but Lalonde has given positive feedback on him as well. GM Steve Yzerman would not have signed him to a two-year contract if he didn’t believe he could be a significant factor.
“He’s played very well. His two looks so far,” Lalonde said. “He’ll get 60 minutes tonight, which I think is important for him. But he’s shown extremely well. ”
Keeping three goalies is never ideal because goalies feel like they don’t get enough practice time. But the Red Wings did it last season to their advantage.
“Again, I love a goalie by committee,” Lalonde said. “Obviously, I was fortunate enough to coach one of the greatest goalies will go down in history in (Andrei) Vasilevskiy, but not everyone has that luxury. Again, if it’s goalie by committee and they’re all playing at a high level and helping us win, we’ll go goalie by committee. Unfortunately, in the last couple years we’ve had to ride out some goalies when we knew we were probably over playing them and it probably hit a wall there. So I like the three. I like the vision with the three.”
Continued; the three-headed goaltending monster lives!
The Hockey News’s Connor Eargood discusses what the Red Wings might take as lessons learned from the Detroit Tigers’ late-season playoff run as things apply to the Wings’ battle for a playoff spot:
Even when the road gets difficult, when games are hard to win and the prospects of a season don’t look so great, it’s important in any sport not to give up hope. That’s how the Tigers became the hottest team in baseball to end the season, stringing together a 33-16 record since their gloomy playoff forecast on August 5.
“It’s just a lesson on believability,” Lalonde said. “It’s pretty neat that it’s the Tigers, it’s Detroit, but certainly a lesson on believability watching that group.”
Believability only goes so far. In order to translate it into wins, every player has to turn their belief in the group into results on the field. In the case of the Red Wings, believing they had a playoff chance late last season proved inspiring for the group as it embarked on its near-miss playoff run. Every point was seen as proof that they could make it into the postseason, and every loss was seen as a wasted opportunity that only intensified their resolve. In the end, they didn’t make it into the postseason, but they learned a lot about themselves in the process.
For the Tigers, the same process netted them the extra win or two they needed to clinch their wildcard berth. Every time they were doubted, they used it as further motivation to prove the world wrong. It took intense effort; it took players giving everything they had to make it. But in the end, the Tigers proved the naysayers wrong.
“I think you kind of use that as motivation,” defenseman Jeff Petry said Thursday. His father, Dan, is a former Tiger and one of Bally Sports Detroit’s Tigers commentators. “And not speaking on the Tigers, but what they were doing the last month of the year is that — they had to give everything they had, and they hit the playoffs feeling good about themselves and at the top of their game.”
The Toronto Maple Leafs are bringing an AHL-heavy lineup to Little Caesars Arena for tonight’s game vs. the hometown Red Wings (7 PM EDT on Bally Sports Detroit/Sportsnet One):
The @MapleLeafs roster for tonight’s preseason game in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/dKNX9MqNEO
— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) October 3, 2024
Here’s the Red Wings’ lineup, too:
Tonight’s lineup vs the Leafs.
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 3, 2024
🎟️: https://t.co/ZTtCRKFpbQ pic.twitter.com/0M9A49Ptn2
If you’re interested in hearing the Leafs’ side of things, the Maple Leafs’ website posted video interviews with coach Craig Berube, Max Domi, Steven Lorentz, Max Pacioretty and Calle Jarnkrok all spoke with the media, and both Pacioretty and Jarnkrok told the Toronto Sun’s Lance Hornby that now is not the time to hit cruise control simply because it’s preseason hockey:
Continue reading Toronto’s AHL-heavy lineup will play the Wings at full speed tonightThe Hockey News’s Sam Stockton filed a short notebook article regarding tonight’s game between Detroit and Toronto (7 PM EDT on Bally Sports Detroit/Sportsnet One). Among items of note:
At morning skate, Detroit’s alignment offered a strong preview of what’s to come when the pre-season concludes, topped with a familiar trio of Lucas Raymond, Dylan Larkin, and Alex DeBrincat, who have remained together through the bulk of camp and the pre-season. The second line affords young Marco Kasper the chance to skate on a line with Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane. That’s a responsibility he’s earned with a strong pre-season, though it is also likely a placeholder with J.T. Compher (the Red Wings’ presumptive second-line center) out of action. Lalonde indicated that Compher (who practiced yesterday) is taking a maintenance day and will play in one of Detroit’s final two pre-season games on Friday and Saturday.
Elsewhere in the forward group, the Michael Rasmussen–Andrew Copp–Christian Fischer takes its accustomed place in the third line slot. Finally, Tyler Motte, Joe Veleno, and Jonatan Berggren comprise the fourth line. Those former two are likely candidates for those roles come the regular season, but this will be an important data point for Berggren (to the extent that important data points can come from the pre-season) in proving his fitness for a bottom six role.
On the back end, the headline is that Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson joined forces on the Red Wings’ top pair. That’s a possibility that Detroit fans have been drooling over coming together for the first time. Lalonde stressed after morning skate that the Red Wings view Edvinsson as a top four D, regardless of who his partner is, downplaying the significance of an Edvinsson-Seider pairing while adding that if the two run with the opportunity together, that would be great.
Continued; as Stockton notes, the Wings plan on giving Cam Talbot a full 60 minutes’ worth of action tonight.
MLive’s Ansar Khan spoke with Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde, one Moritz Seider and fellow defenseman Jeff Petry regarding the potential of a Simon Edvinsson-Seider defensive pairing, which will be employed during the Red Wings’ game vs. Toronto this evening (7 PM EDT on Bally Sports Detroit/Sportsnet One):
“If they run with it and they have some chemistry and they’re really good, we might see more of it,” Lalonde said. “But it’s a really hard ask of a young D to play top-two minutes with the type of matchups they’re going to face. But we’d love to hopefully see if (Edvinsson) can handle it. Mo wasn’t too far from this a few years ago, too, and obviously he flourished in it.”
Seider is excited about the opportunity.
“I think we had some good chemistry out there,” Seider said. “I think tonight will be a good challenge for us. Long and big bodies, and I think we can cover a lot of ice and hopefully make it work.”
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“I think (Edvinsson) is a top-four talent,” Lalonde said. “You’re still getting a feel for partners. We want to be long; we want to be hard to play against. A lot of times that partner relationship, a lot of it is just puck support, chemistry. I think our top four is going to be fluid. We have the luxury of what we feel is eight NHL D-men.”
Seider has noticed a difference in Edvinsson, who bulked up a little in the offseason.
“I think he’s gotten a lot stronger in the gym,” Seider said. “I think he’s slowly growing into his body, still young. I think he can be a big force for us when he’s ready to take those big minutes, which I think he’s ready for.
From the Detroit Red Wings:
Continue reading Press release: Red Wings announce details of ‘Hockeytown Opening Week’HOCKEYTOWN OPENING WEEK PRESENTED BY COKE ZERO SUGAR AND MEIJER
RED WINGS OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 VS. PENGUINS
FAN-FAVORITE RED CARPET WALK ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 VS. PREDATORS
- Fans can celebrate beginning of Red Wings season with free-to-attend events in the Chevrolet Plaza on Thursday, Oct. 10; Saturday, Oct. 12; and Thursday, Oct. 17
- Home opener on Oct. 10 vs. Penguins highlighted by Fan Fest and alumni appearances for ticketed and non-ticketed fans
- Hockeytown Red Carpet Walk scheduled prior to Saturday, Oct. 12 game vs. Predators
- Outdoor pregame party and Greyson Clothiers Pop-Up Shop in Little Caesars Arena Team Store on Thursday, Oct. 17
DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings fans will have the opportunity to usher in the highly anticipated 2024-25 season with three days of celebrations for Hockeytown Opening Week, presented by Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and Meijer.
The Red Wings will host the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Home Opener on Thursday, Oct. 10, and the annual Hockeytown Red Carpet Walk will be held in the Chevrolet Plaza area outside Little Caesars Arena ahead of the Saturday, Oct. 12 contest against the Nashville Predators. Hockeytown Opening Week wraps up with a season kickoff party on Thursday, Oct. 17 prior to the Red Wings taking on the New York Rangers in the first Original Six matchup of the season.
The Oct. 10 and 12 games will start at 7 p.m., while puck drop against the Rangers on Oct. 17 is set for 7:30 p.m. for the national TV broadcast on ESPN+ and Hulu. Limited tickets for all three games remain available at DetroitRedWings.com/Tickets.
All three pregame events in the Chevrolet Plaza on the exterior of Little Caesars Arena are free to attend, and open to fans of all ages. Ticketed fans will have access to exclusive giveaway items for all three games.
Ahead of tonight’s game vs. Toronto (7 PM EDT on Bally Sports Detroit/Sportsnet One), Red Wings defensemen Moritz Seider and Jeff Petry spoke with the media…
As did coach Derek Lalonde:
The Detroit Red Wings are icing a near-NHL lineup against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight (7 PM EDT on Bally Sports Detroit/Sportsnet One), with Marco Kasper replacing J.T. Compher on the second line, and Simon Edvinsson skating alongside Moritz Seider. Toronto’s bringing a more AHL-and-prospect-friendly lineup to Detroit tonight, but you can expect that to change on Saturday night in Toronto.
After the Red Wings’ “game-day group” skated, they spoke with the media:
Game day! pic.twitter.com/uqhMRMv2g7
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 3, 2024
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 3, 2024
Well, okay, Moritz Seider spoke with the media…
Moritz Seider asked about whether he’s 6-3 or 6-4, says he doesn’t know. What’s on his passport?
— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 3, 2024
“Oh, I cheated on my passport.”
Meanwhile, in Toronto, their “NHL group” practiced, and it’s stacked…
Continue reading Red Wings-Maple Leafs post-‘game-day group,’ um, Tweet…Plus Leafs and Sens updates