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Tonight @ Little Caesars Arena! ?️‍?#HockeyIsForEveryone x #LGRW

? » https://t.co/Tx5ejyieqw pic.twitter.com/EpiOvP6Ry8— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 19, 2021

This event will take place on Bally Sports Detroit on Monday, November 22nd at 8 PM EDT:

The Jamie Daniels Foundation Celebrity Roast of Brett Hull is not only a night of laughter & entertainment, but a chance to raise funds & awareness for those struggling with Substance Use Disorder. Here, our Co-Founders, Ken Daniels & Lisa Daniels-Goldman with more information. pic.twitter.com/PzcuBLfBnC— Jamie Daniels Foundation (@JDanielsFund) October 19, 2021

The Detroit Red Wings host the 2-and-0 Columbus Blue Jackets this evening at Little Caesars Arena (7:30 PM EDT start on Bally Sports Detroit/Bally Sports Ohio/ESPN+/97.1 FM).

The 1-0-and-1 Red Wings hope to evade Columbus’ 11-3-and-2 record against Detroit over the past 16 games between the two teams. The good news here is that Columbus has never started the season 3-and-0…not yet, anyway.

Detroit’s players took to the ice at Little Caesars Arena just before 10:30 AM for their morning skate, and Blue Jackets announcer Bob McElligott was the first person to Tweet out a morning skate video:

View from the #CBJ bench pic.twitter.com/TkM1LzXOcj— Bob McElligott (@BobbyMacSports) October 19, 2021

The Wings’ beat writers soon followed:

Red wings lines and pairs at morning skate:

Bertuzzi-Larkin-Raymond
Zadina-Suter-Fabbri
Namestnikov-Rasmussen-Erne
Smith-Stephens-Gagner
Rowney

DeKeyser-Hronek
Leddy-Seider
Staal-Lindstrom
Oesterle-Stecher— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 19, 2021

FYI from Wining It In Motown’s Kyle McIlmurray:

It’s Pride Night at Little Caesars Arena tonight, which you’d only know by digging through this press release from before the season. Talk is cheap, @DetroitRedWings. What else ya got? pic.twitter.com/D0ldwNxJjF— Daniel Trainor (@dantrainor1) October 19, 2021

Meanwhile, in Grand Rapids:

The reigning AHL Defenseman of the Year heard about you ? #GoGRG

Join the fun next week, as we have 3 home games. Tickets >> https://t.co/YjJxKktFsa pic.twitter.com/07X28OkZaN— Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) October 19, 2021

Update: FYI:

Thomas Greiss off the ice first this morning. #LGRW @DetroitRedWings— Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) October 19, 2021

Of brief Twitter-related note from behind a paywall: IceHockeyGifs shares some highlights of an article from GP.se (Goteborgs-Posten) in which Simon Edvinsson’s development is discussed by members of Frolunda HC:

Mikael Ström, GM of FHC Jrs., compares Simon Edvinsson’s development to that of previous FHC talents Erik Karlsson, Rasmus Dahlin & John Klingberg:

“At the same ages, the other 3 did not get as much responsibility on the pro team as Simon is getting.”
https://t.co/ISDy8ZzRjz— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) October 19, 2021

FHC coach Röger Rönnberg on whether he’s surprised at Edvinsson’s progress:

” – That’s an understatement.”

He adds, regarding Edvinsson’s new opportunity on the powerplay:

“- We have to try it! He’s been that good. I’m not dumb enough not to try him there as well.”#LGRW— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) October 19, 2021

There’s also an article in which Hakan Andersson is asked about Edvinsson, but that one is behind a paywall as well.

The Detroit Red Wings begin a set of 4 games to be played over the course of 6 nights by hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday (7:30 PM on Bally Sports Detroit/Bally Sports Ohio/97.1 FM).

The Red Wings are coming off a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks, and have a 1-0-and-1 record, and will have Dylan Larkin in their lineup, but possibly not Marc Staal;

Columbus is 2-and-0, having most recently defeated the Seattle Kraken 2-1 in overtime on Saturday night, but they lost Max Domi today to a broken rib suffered in Saturday’s game. It’s believed that Yegor Chinakov will replace Domi in the Blue Jackets’ lineup.

The Blue Jackets didn’t practice on Monday, but the Blue Jackets’ PR Twitter account posted a couple of ugly stats regarding the Blue Jackets’ record against the Red Wings of late:

Columbus is 43-46-14 all-time vs. Detroit, including 18-26-6 on the road… Columbus is 11-3-2 in its last 16 at Detroit… The Jackets went 4-3-1 vs. the Wings in 2020-21.

Field Level Media set up tonight’s game by looking back at their performance on Saturday:

The Detroit Red Wings practiced on Monday with Dylan Larkin in the lineup and Marc Staal missing ahead of tomorrow’s game vs. Columbus (and a stretch of 4 games to be played over the course of 6 nights looming on the schedule).

After practice, Dylan Larkin took responsibility for his suspension for punching Mathieu Joseph, and coach Jeff Blashill told the media (via video) that Staal’s status is uncertain, that the Wings are attempting to improve their special teams play, and that Joe Veleno is in Grand Rapids to play the most important minutes he possibly can right now.

All three of the Red Wings’ beat writers took note of Larkin’s remarks regarding his suspension, and the play that led up to it, starting with MLive’s Ansar Khan…

“It was a tough 6-7 months (after the Benn hit), I had some tough nights and I wanted to do something about it so bad, there was so much anger. My buddies asked me to go golfing all summer and I couldn’t golf. I couldn’t go on boats. I don’t want to have a sob story (but) that went through my head quickly. Maybe I thought about if something happens, I’m going to do something about it, but I can’t lash out like that. The one-game suspension was warranted.”

Larkin received a match penalty at 11:40 of the second period, getting ejected from the game and putting the Lightning on a five-minute power play during which they scored twice before going on to win 7-6 in overtime.

“When hits like that happen, you got to do something different to try to fight him or whatever,” Larkin said. “I think I was too aggressive and kind of lost my cool for a split-second, but I was very much disappointed in myself after and disappointed for the team.

“But I also think enough is enough. I’ve been through some tough times. I felt a pain and immediately thought, ‘Here we go again,’ and I got up and reacted, and I dealt with the punishment and I’m very much ready to move on.”

And continuing with the Free Press’s Helene St. James…

The Detroit Red Wings practiced for a fairly lengthy period of time on Monday, welcoming Dylan Larkin back from his one-game suspension, and both Larkin and coach Jeff Blashill spoke with the media ahead of tomorrow night’s game vs. Columbus (7:30 PM EDT on Bally Sports Detroit/Bally Sports Ohio/97.1 FM).

Larkin took responsibility for his suspension for punching Mathieu Joseph after Joseph checked Larkin into the boards head-first; Blashill addressed Larkin’s return, and addressed the status of Marc Staal, who did not practice on Monday.

Here are the Red Wings’ videos of their press conferences:

Updated with Blashill’s remarks at 12:47 PM: The Red Wings practiced ahead of tomorrow’s home game vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets (7:30 PM EDT on Bally Sports Detroit/Bally Sports Ohio/97.1 FM), kicking off a stretch of 4 games to be played over the course of 6 nights;

The Wings’ beat writers reported that captain Dylan Larkin returned to practicing regularly with the team, but Marc Staal was absent from practice.

After practice, the Red Wings’ captain, Dylan Larkin, and coach Jeff Blashill spoke with the media:

Larkin says he feels his one-game suspension was warranted— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 18, 2021

Dylan Larkin to the media today about the hit from Joseph- “It was an unfortunate play. It wasn’t called. Thats Hockey, thats what we deal with. I don’t want to have a sob story and I can’t act like that. The one game suspension was warranted.” #LGRW @DetroitRedWings— Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) October 18, 2021

Larkin adds he is ready to get back out there tomorrow night. Great news. #LGRW @DetroitRedWings— Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) October 18, 2021

The Detroit Red Wings split a pair of high-scoring games over the course of the past week, going 1-0-and-1, and the Hockey News’s Jason Chen, a fantasy hockey writer, notes that the Wings face a significant test this upcoming week as they prepare to play 4 games over the course of 6 nights:

Detroit Red Wings: It was an impressive performance against the Lightning but it didn’t detract that they’re still a very leaky defensive team, allowing at least 40 shots in their first two games, though Moritz Seider really looks like the real deal. He’s worth picking up if he’s going to keep playing 20-plus minutes a night in a top-four role, depending on the size of your league, and note the Red Wings seem to prefer playing two defense on their power play with Seider alongside Filip Hronek, with Seider actually leading in PP TOI 3:41 vs. 2:55. Nick Leddy was a distant No. 3 option (1:55) even though the Red Wings showed a lot of him on their power play during the preseason.

The Wings are one of four teams playing four games this week, the last two of which are back-to-backs on the road, but it’s also against the struggling Habs and Blackhawks, who are 0-5-1 collectively after Week 1. Dylan Larkin has also served his suspension and will be back in his usual No. 1 role and the Red Wings offense can be feast or famine, but at least Filip Zadina, Tyler Bertuzzi and Lucas Raymond all off to good starts. Keep an eye on them since their minutes may increase as the season progresses.

Continued; this week will be a big test for the Wings in terms of real-world hockey, and a good opportunity for fantasy hockey poolies to get their favorite players some time in their leagues…

This comes from the Red Wings: ESPN’s John Buccigross Tweeted out this 2-minute interview with Tyler Bertuzzi from the NHL show, “The Point”:

Tyler Bertuzzi on The Point… pic.twitter.com/bPGOb0mtyR— Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) October 17, 2021