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Tweet of note: It’s a work in progress

Red Wings coach Todd McLellan made it very clear that he and assistant coach Trent Yawney are in a unique situation, having been parachuted in to help the Red Wings team mid-season, and as such, McLellan told the media that he is going to take 5-7 games to get to know the players, that he’s going to preach playing with more energy and enthusiasm…

And that initial changes to personnel and systems will not be drastic, as CBS Detroit’s Rachel Hopmayer notes:

On the Leafs’ side

It appears that the Red Wings will start Cam Talbot against the Toronto Maple Leafs this evening (7 PM EST start on FanDuel Sportsnet Detroit/Sportsnet Ontario/TVA Sports/97.1 FM) and that Ben Chiarot and Simon Edvinsson will return from their upper-body injuries. The Hockey News’s David Alter offers updates from the Maple Leafs’ morning skate:

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Videos: Quick clips from Galli

WXYZ’s Brad Galli posted a quick clip of Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman’s press conference from earlier this morning…

And he posted a clip of Todd McLellan doing some on-ice teaching:

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Tweets of note from the Seider/Larkin/Kane presser

Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider, forward Patrick Kane and captain Dylan Larkin spoke with the media today after the morning skate. Here are some Tweets of note ahead of tonight’s match-up with Toronto (7 PM EST start on FanDuel Sportsnet Detroit/Sportsnet Ontario/TVA Sports/97.1 FM):

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Tweets of note from Todd McLellan’s introductory presser

New Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan spoke with the media ahead of tonight’s match-up with the Toronto Maple Leafs (7 PM EST start on FanDuel Sportsnet Detroit/Sportsnet Ontario/TVA Sports/97.1 FM). McLellan addressed his hiring and the developments at Detroit’s morning skate.

Here are some Tweets of note from McLellan’s presser:

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Kulfan on Yzerman’s presser

The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan posted an initial reaction to Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman’s morning press conference:

The Red Wings weren’t playing as well as expected, and general manager Steve Yzerman felt it was time to do something.

And Yzerman did Thursday, replacing coach Derek Lalonde with Todd McLellan, who will be behind the bench Friday when the Wings face Toronto.

“As our season started and has progressed to today you start to think about how do you improve your team and get going in the direction we want to, or playing the way we want to,” Yzerman said Friday during a press conference before the morning skate. “The first option is player personnel to move things around. Then as we get closer to yesterday, you start to think you might have to make a change here.

“Our team isn’t performing to what my expectations are, whether anyone agrees with that or not. The players aren’t playing to each of their expectations collectively and we are where we are and we’re playing the way we are and the decision comes at some point.”

The Wings are stuck in 14th place in the Eastern Conference, only two points above last place. They are eight points from a playoff spot.

“Ultimately you need good players to have a good tea and a coach needs good players,” Yzerman said. ” Just watching our team play, the spirit and zap and watching our coaching staff, everyone is frustrated. You can see it in the players’ faces.”

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Red Wings-Maple Leafs morning skate Tweets: Edvinsson, Chiarot taking part in ‘morning practice’

The Detroit Red Wings host the Toronto Maple Leafs this evening (7 PM EST start on FanDuel Sportsnet Detroit/Sportsnet Ontario/97.1 FM), and the Wings engaged in their first morning skate under Todd McLellan today:

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