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Tweet of note: A teaser for a Bally Sports Detroit interview with Andrew Copp and Dylan Larkin

From Bally Sports Detroit’s John Keating:

Appreciate the time to chat with a couple of Wolverines, ⁦@Dylanlarkin39⁩ and @copp94. Captains to each now. Great interview and terrific backdrop here. pic.twitter.com/kR8WqzSFBr— John Keating (@JohnKeatingBSD) September 23, 2022

Prospect round-up: Tuomisto plays 19:19 for TPS; Anton Johansson scraps

Of Red Wings prospect-related note:

In the Finnish Liiga, Antti Tuomisto finished even with 1 shot in 19:19 as TPS Turku won 3-2 over Koo Koo;

In the Swedish Allsvenskan, via Red Wings Prospects on Twitter, Albin Grewe scored a goal, finishing at +2 with 2 shots and 2 penalty minutes taken in Mora IK’s 3-0 win over Vita Hasten;

Albin Grewe 🚨 #Hockeyallsvenskan #MIK #LGRW
🎥 C More pic.twitter.com/n0P25yIpkT— SwehockeyGIFs (@swehockeygifs) September 23, 2022

In the Swedish J20 league, Anton Johansson finished at +2 with 25 minutes in penalties because he got in a fight at the very end of Leksands IF’s 10-1 win over MoDo;

In the USHL, via Red Wings Prospects on Twitter, Brennan Ali had an assist, finishing at +1 with 2 shots in the Lincoln Stars’ 6-0 win over Green Bay.

And Owen Melenbacher had 3 shots but finished at -2 in the Muskegon Lumberjacks’ 6-4 loss to Tri-City.

Tweet of note: John Keating interviews Red Wings play-by-play announcer Ken Daniels

A 1:46 interview:

Which flannel will Mickey wear on Opening Night? 🤔@JohnKeatingBSD gets that answer and more from Ken Daniels at @DetroitRedWings training camp in Traverse City. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/Hozu6Qd67g— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) September 23, 2022

Video: Simon Edvinsson and coach Derek Lalonde speak with the media from training camp

Red Wings prospect Simon Edvinsson gave a hell of an interview today…

And here’s coach Lalonde:

Audio: The Malik Report on ‘X’s and Bros’

I appeared on the Michigan Sports Network’s “X’s and Bros” show this morning, and if you want to hear my conversation with Anthony Bellino, you may do so here:

Videos: Jakub Vrana and Michael Rasmussen speak with the media on the second day of Red Wings training camp

Red Wings forwards Jakub Vrana and Michael Rasmussen spoke with the media on the second day of training camp:

DetroitRedWings.com’s Mills on the Wings’ team defense

DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills filed an early-morning article which discusses Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde and GM Steve Yzerman’s desire to implement a new defensive system this season:

Last season, Detroit’s 3.78 goals-against average per game ranked 31st in the NHL while its penalty kill of 73.8 percent was 32nd in the league. But with free-agent defensemen Ben Chiarot, Olli Maatta, Mark Pysyk and Robert Hagg joining a unit headlined by Moritz Seider, Lalonde wants to establish good habits to improve upon last year’s numbers.
“There’s nothing more important on a team-first mentality than team defense,” Lalonde told the media. “I think we’re in a unique spot in that it is right there in black and white. We were obviously one of the worst teams in any defensive category in the league last year, so that’s a good starting point.”
Strong team defense is tied to areas like zone coverage, playing physical and controlling the pace of play.
“A lot of the first couple days of camp, you’ll see play without the puck,” Lalonde said about training camp in Traverse City. “And improving in some of those areas we struggled last year.”
All the while, the Red Wings will continue to play aggressive and opportunistic offensively.
“It’s not like we’re not going to try and score,” Yzerman said. “We’re going to do that as well, but there is a certain responsibility for all players when they’re on the ice to have in the back of their mind, regardless of where the puck is, to be on the right side of the puck.”

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DHN’s Brown discusses Joe Veleno’s probability of playing in Detroit

Detroit Hockey Now’s Nate Brown posted an article in which he shares “Two truths and a lie” about Joe Veleno:

Truth: Veleno Will Start the Season on the Roster: It’s certainly going to be a crowded roster and an especially full bottom six grouping, a likely spot for where Veleno will start. Yzerman even specifically named Veleno as one of the young players the team will be relying on to help take the next step.
Regardless of all the competition, Veleno seemingly has the inside track with 71 NHL games to his name. He’ll perhaps have to hold off Jonatan Berggren or even Elmer Soderblom, but he projects to be on either the third or fourth line.
Where he slots in on that line could be the biggest X-factor. It’s something we’ll look at later in the piece.

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