Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat, Todd McLellan Post Game @ PIT | Jan. 1, 2026
Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat and Todd McLellan speak with the media following Detroit’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday January 1, 2026.
Still way too reliant on the PowerPlay for offense. 5 on 5 scoring is still a chore for this team. Didn't think Talbot was bad…was screened on the first. Crosby in prime shooting area for the second. Ed deflects a shot in that was going wide and again Letang unchallenged in the slot in OT. Felt like a very dis-jointed game tbh. But 8 freakin' PowerPlays? Didn't like seeing Larkin coast in OT trying to cherry pick ….yes that happened! But a point is alright on the back end of a back-to-back game. The Atlantic and the East in general is so open this season.
Patrick Kane, the most clutch player of all time, one of the most dangerous 3on3 players in the league, who is the 90% of his duo with Alex Debrincat, gets benched in overtime so the untalented scrub Emmit Finnie can get his charity ice time. Todd made a conscious decision to lose this game by putting FINNIE out with Debrincat. Cat and Kane are literally the best OT duo in the league. This is like the third or 4th time this year that he has done this, separated Kane and Cat in OT, and they lose. But hey, I bet lil emmit thought it was really cool to be on the ice in an NHL overtime with Sidney Crosby. I mean what an experience that was for him. Who cares that he lost his man and cost them the game!
The way Todd coaches this team is a disgrace against the hockey gods. His otherworldly favouritism for Finnie is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. It’s one thing to try and prop a guy up. Raymond for example. The wings try propping him up to make him look like he’s better than Kane. Whatever. But to screw with multiple guys careers, torture Larkin and Raymond, and straight up cost the team games for a scrub like Emmit Finnie is just insane. Finnie should not be in the NHL, let alone on a first line and powerplay unit. He is WORSE than the WORST PWHL player. I mean that. He couldn’t compete in the PWHL. So why is he here? Do his parents know Todd McLellan? Does it go deeper? Is he related to Gary Bettman?
Talbot has got to fucking go. He sucks. Call up cossa. What more do you have to look at. Look at talbots stats and the constant shit goals he gives up. He needs to retire. He gives up 3 to 4 a game with 2 bad goals almost every game. Hes old hes slow. He has a gapinh five hole. Call up your best goalie. We need cossa here.
I’m hoping the game tape tells a different story than the post-game scrum, because that was a pretty mid effort against the Penguins. Being happy with a single point felt strange, especially when, after the tying goal, it looked like even Pittsburgh thought they were in trouble. Wings need to have that killer mentality and put away these games if they are to be considered serious playoff bound type teams.
One goal in the last 14 games for Lucas Raymond, finally scores and it's offside.. He needs to stop going on major slumps , it's no longer called a sophomore slump for him. At some point you are what you are
the reason the coaching change last year made such a drastic difference is because this team is starving for leadership. Larkin is not a leader or captain material at all
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Still way too reliant on the PowerPlay for offense. 5 on 5 scoring is still a chore for this team. Didn't think Talbot was bad…was screened on the first. Crosby in prime shooting area for the second. Ed deflects a shot in that was going wide and again Letang unchallenged in the slot in OT. Felt like a very dis-jointed game tbh. But 8 freakin' PowerPlays? Didn't like seeing Larkin coast in OT trying to cherry pick ….yes that happened! But a point is alright on the back end of a back-to-back game. The Atlantic and the East in general is so open this season.
Patrick Kane, the most clutch player of all time, one of the most dangerous 3on3 players in the league, who is the 90% of his duo with Alex Debrincat, gets benched in overtime so the untalented scrub Emmit Finnie can get his charity ice time. Todd made a conscious decision to lose this game by putting FINNIE out with Debrincat. Cat and Kane are literally the best OT duo in the league. This is like the third or 4th time this year that he has done this, separated Kane and Cat in OT, and they lose. But hey, I bet lil emmit thought it was really cool to be on the ice in an NHL overtime with Sidney Crosby. I mean what an experience that was for him. Who cares that he lost his man and cost them the game!
The way Todd coaches this team is a disgrace against the hockey gods. His otherworldly favouritism for Finnie is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. It’s one thing to try and prop a guy up. Raymond for example. The wings try propping him up to make him look like he’s better than Kane. Whatever. But to screw with multiple guys careers, torture Larkin and Raymond, and straight up cost the team games for a scrub like Emmit Finnie is just insane. Finnie should not be in the NHL, let alone on a first line and powerplay unit. He is WORSE than the WORST PWHL player. I mean that. He couldn’t compete in the PWHL. So why is he here? Do his parents know Todd McLellan? Does it go deeper? Is he related to Gary Bettman?
What’s up with Raymond’s Shooting as of late?
Larks needs some PR classes
Talbot has got to fucking go. He sucks. Call up cossa. What more do you have to look at. Look at talbots stats and the constant shit goals he gives up. He needs to retire. He gives up 3 to 4 a game with 2 bad goals almost every game. Hes old hes slow. He has a gapinh five hole. Call up your best goalie. We need cossa here.
I’m hoping the game tape tells a different story than the post-game scrum, because that was a pretty mid effort against the Penguins. Being happy with a single point felt strange, especially when, after the tying goal, it looked like even Pittsburgh thought they were in trouble. Wings need to have that killer mentality and put away these games if they are to be considered serious playoff bound type teams.
One goal in the last 14 games for Lucas Raymond, finally scores and it's offside.. He needs to stop going on major slumps , it's no longer called a sophomore slump for him. At some point you are what you are
the reason the coaching change last year made such a drastic difference is because this team is starving for leadership. Larkin is not a leader or captain material at all