Author: George Malik

My name is George Malik, and I'm the Malik Report's editor/blogger/poster. I have been blogging about the Red Wings since 2006, and have worked with MLive and Kukla's Korner. Thank you for reading!

Scrimmage #3, Red vs. White Game post-game multimedia: Blashill

The Red Wings held their final Red vs. White scrimmage of training camp on Sunday night, with Team White defeating Team Red 5-2. After the game, Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill spoke with the media…

And I’ll post the remaining videos as they become available.

We’ll wrap up #DRWTC tomorrow!

? (R): Mantha, Rasmussen
? (W): Namestnikov, Filppula (2), Smith, Glendening, Zadina pic.twitter.com/yad5mHi9CV— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 11, 2021

End your night with some highlights. ?#DRWTC x @Huntington_Bank pic.twitter.com/maoCPSYhyE— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 11, 2021

Prospect Round-up: O’Reilly posts 3 helpers; Stange scores; Petruzzelli pitches shutout

Of prospect-related note:

In Europe’s ICE Hockey League, Jesper Eliasson served as the back-up in the Red Bulls Salzburg’s 3-2 win over HCB Foxes;

In the Swedish Allsvenskan, Gustav Berglund finished at -1 with 1 shot in 8:42 of ice time as Vasteras IK won 3-2 in overtime over Tingsryds AIF;

In North America, in the USHL, Chase Bradley scored a goal, finishing at +1 with 2 shots in the Sioux City Musketeers’ 6-2 win over Fargo;

In NCAA Hockey, Ryan O’Reilly had 3 assists, finishing at +2 with 4 shots in the Arizona State University Sun Devils’ 5-3 win over Notre Dame;

Patrick Holway finished at +1 with 1 shot, 1 penalty taken and 1 blocked shot in the Merrimack College Warriors’ 3-2 loss to Northeastern;

Keith Petruzzelli pitched a 28-save shutout as the Quinnipiac Bobcats won 1-0 over Clarkson;

Sam Stange scored a goal, finishing at +1 with 3 shots in the University of Wisconsin Badgers’ 5-3 loss to Minnesota:

And later tonight, Cooper Moore and the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks will battle Colorado College (9 PM EST).

Update: Cooper Moore finished even with 1 shot in the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks’ 3-0 win over Colorado College.

Chris Chelios speaks with the NHL Alumni’s website

Red Wings alumnus Chris Chelios spoke with the NHL Alumni’s website’s Riley Horan regarding a multitude of topics regarding his long NHL career, and here’s a glimpse of the interview:

RH: YOU WON THE Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2002 and 2008, serVED as an assistant coach AND an ambassador for the CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS. what does it mean for you to go back to THESE CITIES?

CC: It’s amazing. I went to Montreal last year when they honoured the living captains. I think there’s about 12 or 13 of us. Gainey, Lafleur, Damphousse and Carbonneau were there. It was a really nice thing. I hadn’t been to Montreal for a while so the way the fans accepted me was very special. They were always good to me after being traded. A little tougher in Detroit with a rivalry that I had with Chicago. Now the response I get from fans is amazing. And like you mentioned, being an ambassador, and having the ability to walk around the rink and greet people is great. I also go back to Detroit every once in a while. I am really fortunate to be treated so well by the three different teams that I got the chance to play for throughout my career. I am very lucky in that sense.

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Kulfan’s notebook: Wings living in a coronavirus world

The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan filed a pre-scrimmage notebook which focuses on the fact that the Red Wings find themselves having to navigate through the sticky wicket that is avoiding the coronavirus as their 2020-2021 season looms:

“We’re going to do the best we can, be as safe as we can while we’re here and when we’re at home,” forward Luke Glendening said. “It’s part of the reality of what we’re living in.”

Players are distancing in the locker room and masks are commonly worn when not on the ice. But the challenge for every team might be increased when teams begin going on the road, as schedules begin to be unhinged.

“We’re going to be confined to our hotel on the road,” forward Dylan Larkin said. “There won’t be much outside contact. From what I’ve heard, all meals will be at the hotel. You can go for a walk with a mask, but that’s about it. That’s OK.

“We’re willing to do that because we want to play. We’re trying to be safe as possible. It’s a concern as we get traveling and there’s more contact outside of what we usually have at LCA. Our guys are really committed to wearing a mask and doing all the right things.”

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Here are the rosters for the 3rd scrimmage, a.k.a. the ‘Red vs. White Game’

From the Red Wings:

What are you hoping to see during tonight’s final ‘Red vs. White’ game?

The Red Wings will engage in their third and final training camp scrimmage via tonight’s Red vs. White Game (7 PM EST on DetroitRedWings.com), and the final tune-up before the regular season begins on Thursday and Saturday vs. Carolina.

My hopes for tonight are to see the Wings’ secondary and tertiary scorers (i.e. the 2nd, 3rd and 4th lines) step up, to see the pace of play continue to increase, and to witness sharper and crisper execution in terms of passing, shooting and systems play.

I’m not quite as concerned about individual players displaying improved play as I am concerned about witnessing some cohesion start to develop as the Wings ride the fine line between attempting to replicate game pace while also attempting to not injure their teammates by attacking each other with 100% regular season level physicality. It wouldn’t hurt if one or two of the Wings’ prospects take a step forward, either, though it’s highly likely that players like Michael Rasmussen, Dennis Cholowski, Gustav Lindstrom, Givani Smith and Evgeny Svechnikov will begin their 20-21 campaigns on the “taxi squad.”

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Sportsnet’s Sadler previews the Central Division, Wings included

Sportsnet’s Emily Sadler previews the NHL’s Central Division this morning, and here’s what she has to say about the Detroit Red Wings:

DETROIT RED WINGS

2019-20 record: 17-49-5, last in NHL
2019-20 finish: Missed playoffs, got robbed of No. 1 overall pick
2019-20 top scorer: Dylan Larkin (19G, 34A, 53 PTS)

Major off-season additions: F Bobby Ryan, F Vladislav Namestnikov, D Marc Staal, D Troy Stecher, D Jon Merrill, G Thomas Greiss

Major off-season losses: F Justin Abdelkader (buyout), F Brendan Perlini, D Trevor Daley (retired), G Jimmy Howard

Best-case scenario: This one’s tough, as a rebuilding team’s idea of success isn’t always the best-case scenario, but with much of GM Steve Yzerman’s tear-down complete, we start seeing the young guns get their chances. Guided by veterans like Bobby Ryan and Marc Staal and pushed offensively by professional rebuilder Vladislav Namestnikov, we start to see the foundation of what Detroit can be. Moral victories aren’t the only wins here.

Worst-case scenario: The team limps through the season with few victories — moral or otherwise — ready to claim their rightful place atop the draft board only to have a bunch of ping pong balls declare otherwise and send the game’s top prospect to New York. Wait a sec…

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