The Todd McLellan era in Detroit is now fully underway, with Steve Yzerman speaking to the state of the Red Wings rebuild.
Tune in as we open by discussing Steve Yzerman’s comments about Hockeytown, his maybe “heated” moment where he said he’s taking suggestions, how he plans to expedite the rebuild around Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond, Moritz Seider, and Simon Edvinsson, & what the task ahead is (3:55). After that, comments and philosophy from Dylan Larkin, Todd McLellan, & others, as well as McLellan’s first full practice (“just f*in play hockey”) (16:00).
Next, we discuss takeaways from the first Detroit Red Wings game (against Marner and the visiting Leafs) since moving on from Derek Lalonde, as well as what the Detroit Red Wings management staff may be missing (32:25), before discussing the continued rumors of a potential Buffalo Sabres / Detroit Red Wings trade (Dylan Cozens or Bowen Byram?), in addition to a quick not on Elmer Soderblom in the AHL with the Grand Rapids Griffins (59:00).
Finally, a World Junior Championship update including Axel Sandin Pellikka, Max Plante, Trey Augustine, Team Canada’s upset loss to Latvia, & plenty more (1:09:35) before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (1:21:20) – enjoy!
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26 Comments
First win is in the books in the McLellan era LGRW!
I really enjoyed the win tonight from start to finish and thought all the players had some extra jump and enthusiasm tonight. I really enjoyed seing Valeno on the top line for once! I love his speed and agility and ability to effectively forecheck to win those important puck battles. It was really calming to have Edvinsson back from injury to stabilize the whole defense. This new coach comunicates a lot more with the players on the bench which I think is very Important.
I think seeing how the pieces on this team gel with McLellan is smart. Maybe wait 5-10 games to see who should go/stay in trades. Or say we get red hot, dont touch anything. Need a little wait and see before anything big.
I honestly think Veleno is being showcased for a trade being on the top line
The Todd McLellan era is the beginning to something beautiful 🐙❤
Thanks again as always for the great content boys 🔥
like the new music and intro !
Evan, whens the last time you rode that bike bud
That win felt good tonight. Boys looked like they gave a shit. I think we all needed to see that.
Petry never was or is the guy except that he blows his coverage
4 goals in the first period? Good riddance Lalonde
Sure does suck that you guys recorded this before todays game 😂 would have enjoyed seeing your reactions to the dub a lot more than everyone in Hana voice 😂
As much as I loved watching the win tonight, we have such a low chance of making playoffs, it feels like we are just playing for a worse draft pick. Can't help but feel like we should be selling earlier and getting a top 4 pick this year to get a star
Todd is already having an effect on the team. Kaner seemed to really like Todd’s style when asked about him in an interview. Ray, Kaner, and Cat looked great. The team had life, hopefully this is the start of something we can all get behind.
Yzerman should bring ASP and MBN over the GR after the WJC. GR is looking like a strong candidate for the Calder Cup. Add ASP, MBN and Mazur when he's back from injury, they'd hopefully win the Calder Cup!
Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting Ryan. 😂
I liked Veleno with Larkin… It sounds strange, but if these two develop chemistry I'd make the the hot take that it will be lights out.
Max, Todd McClellan was the coach when Pavelski ascended in San Jose 😂 20:56
Sorry for the timing issues in this one – connection lag might make it seem like Ryan is eager to jump in or cut people off 😂
I'm really interested in seeing how much improvement McLellan can get out of players like Gustafsson, Holl, Copp, Tarasenko, etc. It never made sense that a player would go from good or even just serviceable to bad or invisible. I'm not expecting them to become all-stars by any means but if they can be put in position to succeed more, maybe that alone will help. I don't know how McLellan is as a coach, but I've enjoyed his press conferences so far and it seems like the players like him so far.
Hope the Wings look a lot better the rest of the year, but still not win many more games.
I like so far how much se seems to emphasize teaching and learning.
Would you stop exalting Florida? Its a shitty place to live, no matter how much money you make.
Am I nuts or is trading Larkin not a terrible idea? Where is Larkin gonna be in his career when this team is ready to really compete? Why not find the best farm system of the current group of cup contenders and take a king's ransom. Does it set us back a couple of years? Maybe. But we've been waiting long enough. What's 2 more years.
Personally, I don't think there was an connection problem, Ryan was finally taking command of the Podcast! Got to see the game against the Caps live, looked like a Real Deal Hockey Club! LGRW 🐙 🏒 🤘
Sound cuts out for me half way through?!?
The coaching change is great not because it will get them into the playoffs this year. We all saw Kane shaking his head while sitting on the bench this season. We all saw him coasting thru a most shifts most games. Bringing in an experienced winning coach should result in more effort out of the veterans like Kane etc… Improved play out of the veterans will result in higher trade value at the trade deadline and that is a great objective for this season. Need to clean out the roster of dead weight veterans.
The main thing jumping out at me after watching the Washington game, is that our D didn't look completely lost out there. Gus and Petry especially looked much better. Is that the coach bump or the ability to just play hockey? Need more games, but this is definitely a better product on the ice