Max and Victor Plante and the ‘mutual admiration society’

Updated 2x at 5:41 PM: Both Max and Victor Plante spoke with the media after the first day of the Red Wings’ 2026 Summer Development Camp, and Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff took note of their remarks.

Max won the Hobey Baker Award for his 2025-2026 season performance with Minnesota-Duluth, skating alongside his brother, Zam, and Victor, who was picked by the Red Wings 47th overall on Saturday, will join the brothers on UMD this upcoming season:

“I was kind of talking to Drapes (Detroit assistant GM Kris Draper) the other day about how we just have to let [Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Zam] graduate college, and he’ll be a free agent,” Max said of Zam. “So, yeah, he’s got to have patience. Just got a couple more years of college and then maybe he can do it.”

Minnesota-Duluth coach Scott Sandelin has promised the brothers that they’ll get to play in a game this season as linemates. Each of the Red Wings Plantes was happy to offer up a scouting report on their sibling.

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Video: TFP’s David Pagnotta discusses Dylan Larkin’s situation on ‘Daily Faceoff Live’

Daily Faceoff’s Hunter Crowther offers this quip from The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta today, on DFO’s live YouTube show (check the 25-minute mark):

Carter Hutton: My biggest question right now is the Red Wings, and Steve Yzerman’s relationship with the fan base. What do the Wings do now just to survive this Dylan Larkin trade drama and everything that’s surrounded the club so far?

David Pagnotta: Their preference is to get talent back, and I think, for now anyway, it’s proven to be difficult. Most teams are looking at packages that revolve around future assets. That’s why teams are also knocking on the door in terms of Alex DeBrincat and where his future is at with Detroit.

I think the preference would have been to get a deal done before the end of the weekend, and now we’re into Monday, so obviously it didn’t happen. We’ll see how much longer this gets prolonged; as we all know, Steve Yzerman is willing to wait this out and get a return that he deems worthy of making this trade.

But again, it’s going to be a matter of, “How much can I improve now vs. how much more valuable are the future packages?” That’s going to set them back, and are they willing to do that? That’s one of the things that’s being weighed out by the sounds of things.

I don’t see the Red Wings trading DeBrincat to clear the decks and restart the rebuild, but the Wings are probably going to have to “flip” some of the assets they receive for Larkin for the sake of snagging some present-day assistance.

The Wings are not going to be quite as good without Larkin, and that’s going to have to be addressed via the desert that is free agency and/or through another trade, whether that happens this summer or sometime into the 2026-2027 season. They’ll have to manage as they can.

Tweet of note: Max Osgood’s heading to Medicine Hat in the WHL

Via The Athletic’s Max Bultman on Twitter, Red Wings alumnus and color commentator Chris Osgood’s son, Max, is heading to the WHL:

Chris Osgood played for Medicine Hat during his Major Junior career.

LeBrun: David Perron still talking to Red Wings ahead of free agency

From The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun’s “Rumblings“:

David Perron, 38, intends to play again next season. Perron, who had 13 goals between the Ottawa Senators and the Detroit Red Wings last season, is still talking to the Red Wings, but if something can’t be worked out there, then he’s looking to hit the open market.

Continued (paywall); it looked like the Wings rushed Perron back from hernia surgery last season as he couldn’t really skate at all. If Perron regains that last stride via a healthy summer’s worth of training, he won’t be a liability if re-signed.

Andrew Copp lends a hand at the Detroit High School Sports Awards

DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills reports that Red Wings forward Andrew Copp lent a charitable hand to the 2025-26 Detroit High School Sports Awards, engaging in a Q and A at the MotorCity Casino last Wednesday:

Helping celebrate the achievements of the Detroit area’s standout athletes, coaches and teams, Andrew Copp served as the special guest for the 2025-26 Detroit High School Sports Awards at MotorCity Casino Hotel last Wednesday night.

“It’s funny because I didn’t play high school hockey in the state of Michigan, but I was able to play baseball and football,” Copp told DetroitRedWings.com. “It’s cool to see all these athletes having successful seasons. High school sports are a huge part of the community and growing up. It’s cool to see these athletes get recognized. Even if they don’t go play in college or go pro, sports shapes who we are as people through teamwork and all those sorts of things you learn. A very cool atmosphere and event to be part of.”

As the student athletes and their supporters arrived, the Detroit Red Wings forward welcomed many of them on the Green Carpet, taking photos and conversing before the awards presentation officially began. Copp later participated in an inspirational question-and-answer session on stage, sharing experiences from his time as a dual-sport high school athlete and lessons from his road to the NHL.

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Tweets and articles of note: the Red Wings’ 2026 Summer Development Camp is underway

Updated at 2:22 PM: The Detroit Red Wings’ 2026 Summer Development Camp is underway at Little Caesars Arena’s BELFOR Training Center…

And there are several KHL players who are over 20 years of age on the Development Camp roster, including Yegor Vinogradov. Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff wonders whether the Red Wings see a free agent signing-to-be in Vinogradov…

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Tweet of note: PWHL Detroit to hold skill development camp at Centre ICE Arena from August 10th-13th

From PWHL Detroit’s Twitter account:

Per the sign-up page:

PWHL Detroit x Traverse City Ice Hockey

Season:Summer 2026Starts:Aug 10 ’26

Ends:Aug 13 ’26

Location:Centre Ice Arena

Take your game to the next level this summer with a fun, high-energy 2 day development experience designed for players of all skill levels.  Led by PWHL staff and supported by experienced local coaches, these clinics will be focused on skill development, confidence, and love of the game.  This is the perfect opportunity to stay on the ice and improve throughout the off-season!

Registration Fee: $300.00

Location: Centre Ice Arena | Traverse City, MI | 49696

Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

August 10 & August 11

Sebastian Cossa, cautionary tale

Daily Faceoff’s Tyler Kuehl discusses the Red Wings’ trade of Sebastian Cossa to the Utah Mammoth for the 23rd overall pick in this past weekend’s NHL Draft. Kuehl wonders whether Detroit mismanaged Cossa’s development:

After a solid rookie season with the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, the Hamilton, Ont. native established himself as the No. 1 goaltender with the Red Wings’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. An exceptional finish to the 2023-24 season and a strong start to the 2024-25 campaign led many to believe he was ready to take the next step sooner rather than later. He even got his first taste in the NHL in December 2024, earning a shootout win in a relief effort against the Buffalo Sabres.

That was, and still is, Cossa’s lone NHL appearance.

There are a number of factors that have certainly held Cossa back. Prior to the 2025-26 season, the Red Wings had three more experienced goaltenders ahead of him on the depth chart. Last year, general manager Steve Yzerman traded for John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks. Cossa was only the No. 3 netminder heading into this past season, with many expecting him to get an honest shot if/when one of Talbot or Gibson got hurt. It never happened.

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Audio: Friedman and Bukauskas briefly discuss Dylan Larkin’s situation on the latest episode of ’32 Thoughts’

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas posted a new episode of “32 Thoughts” this morning, and the gentlemen very briefly discuss the Dylan Larkin situation at approximately the 23-minute mark of said podcast (and as such, it’s useful to listen to the Zach Werenski part of the podcast, which begins at 16:00):

Friedman first discusses Steve Yzerman’s need to separate his emotions from maximizing a trade for Larkin, as Don Waddell must do with Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski…

And, at 26:00, Friedman discusses Larkin’s desire to head to Minnesota, Vegas, or possibly the Dallas Stars, who Friedman believes could target both Larkin and Werenski, though Friedman admits that he’s “spitballing” such a scenario.