Joe Veleno’s Malmo Redhawks postpone two games, ‘go into lockdown’ due to coronavirus outbreak on team

According to Aftonbladet and Expressen, the Malmo Redhawks, Joe Veleno’s team, are pausing operations for the week due to positive coronavirus tests on the team. Three players total have tested positive for the coronavirus.

As a result, the SHL’s website reports that neither of Malmo’s games this week will be played until a later date. The Redhawks’ website also reports that the team will not practice this week, with all players “going into lockdown” for the week to isolate themselves from each other.

TFP reports that the Wings swung and missed at Jacob Markstrom

One never quite knows what to make of a rumor-in-retrospect, but The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta is as plugged-in to the marketplace as anyone, and if I may be blunt, I’m glad that the Wings didn’t succeed here:

The Detroit Red Wings had expressed serious interest in goaltender Jacob Markstrom at the start of free agency. I’ve been told the Wings offered a higher AAV than the $6 million he’s now making in Calgary on his six-year, $36 million contract, but on a shorter term, possibly five years.

There’s just no need for this kind of investment at this particular point in the rebuild.

Kulfan: Tuesday is roster decision day, for the Wings and the rest of the NHL

The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan added this as a note at the bottom of his Red vs. White Game #3 scrimmage recap, but it’s worth noting: the Red Wings and the NHL’s other 30 teams have to submit their final 23-man rosters and “taxi squad” rosters to the NHL’s front office by 5 PM on Tuesday, January 12th. That likely means that the Wings will place several players on waivers tomorrow:

The Wings, and the rest of the 30 NHL teams, need to finalize rosters by Tuesday at 5 p.m. (EST).

I’m expecting the Wings to keep Mathias Brome on their NHL roster for now, and, for the moment, anyway, Dennis Cholowski, Gustav Lindstrom, Michael Rasmussen, Givani Smith and Taro Hirose to head to the “taxi squad” for a month before heading to Grand Rapids when their season begins on February 5th.

Likely waiver candidates are forwards Riley Barber, Kyle Criscuolo, Dominic Turgeon and Turner Elson (I believe that Chase Pearson is still waiver-exempt) [edit: though I expect Evgeny Svechnikov to be waived once he gets healthy], defensemen Dylan McIlrath, Brian Lashoff and Joe Hicketts, and goaltenders Kevin Boyle and Pat Nagle (again, I believe that Kaden Fulcher is waiver-exempt).

Update: Speaking of which, per DetroitRedWings.com’s Brett McWethy:

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HSJ, Khan on scrimmage #3: The Red Wings’ second line stands front and center

The Free Press’s Helene St. James weighs in on the Red Wings’ final scrimmage of training camp this evening, duly noting that, despite the dominance of the Bertuzzi-Larkin-Mantha line, the most positive development over the course of the last seven-to-ten days has been the emergence of a real, honest-to-goodness second scoring line:

Robby Fabbri, Filip Zadina and Vladislav Namestnikov starred, for what it is worth, in Sunday’s scrimmage, showing chemistry and scoring prowess. Namestnikov scored the first goal and Zadina the last goal as Team White topped Team Red, 6-2.

“I think the fact they were dangerous in the scrimmage is important,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “We need more lines. So the fact they could be impactful in a scrimmage is good. Come Thursday, it will be a different animal a bit, but all they can control is the setting and then play great within the setting, and they did a great job of that.”

It was the third and final scrimmage before the Wings open the 2021 season Thursday at Little Caesars Arena against the Carolina Hurricanes.

“I thought both teams were competing,” Blashill said. “It wasn’t like it was a summer hockey game. It looked like a real enough game.”

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Update: MLive’s Ansar Khan also weighed in on the scrimmage, discussing Filip Zadina’s play on the second line:

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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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