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JT Compher, Alex DeBrincat & Todd McLellan Post Game vs TBL | March 12, 2026



JT Compher, Alex DeBrincat and Todd McLellan speak with the media following Detroit’s game vs. Tampa Bay on Thursday March 12, 2026.

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  1. Injuries will be a convenient excuse for Yzerman to keep his job when we miss playoffs for the 10th straight year.

  2. Todd McLellan is a good man and a good coach. Nothing but respect for him. Even before injuries his options are limited with this group of stiffs. What an embarrassment of an organization. Steve Yzerman is an awful executive

  3. Kane and Cat were great. Compher eventually got to their level starting in the 2nd period and that line just took over.

    Kasper line just doesn't have the horses bc of Finnie being the 3rd guy imo. MBN should get a look. Raymond also doing a full disappearing act, bc it's March.

    4th line with JvR and the two AHL guys surprisingly punchy and dangerous in its time.

    3rd line with Ras/Appleton is the worst line to ever play. It is amazing it wasn't scored on, while the dominant line was scored on twice. But that's hockey. That line cannot continue, and at least one of Ras or Appleton should probably not continue.

    Gibson choked badly. Benny Chiarot cost his team 1 or 2 goals. Gut punch stupid play on the first goal, the power play thing. Team stepped up after that.

    McLellan should have had top d pair playing w top line the entire 3rd period after their dominant 2nd period together. Instead they didn't match up until mid-way thru the 3rd, and only had a couple shifts together – the latter ending in disaster (Simon + Gibson).

    Proud of the effort tonight from some. I mostly got the performances I expected from who I expected them from. It was winnable. It wasn't won. On to the next one.

  4. When does opening day for baseball start?! I’m boycotting hockey! I’ve had it! I’ve had enough of watching my teams lose and suffer! I’m DONE WITH IT!🤬

  5. Team goes on summer vacation at the break every year. Team goes down to fl on vacation gets too much sun to the brain and doesnt want to return to finish the year.

  6. Well I guess it was fun while it lasted. Baseball is right around the corner.
    I wonder if these guys ever get tired watching the playoffs from home every year?

  7. I don't mind losing to Teams that have 1.9 mill in Salary Cap. While we sit here with 57 mill. They're supposed to be better than us.

  8. Cat thinks they can beat the stars? They can’t even beat a wounded Florida team how the hell are you gonna beat the stars? They are an elite team in a WHOLE different league. Stars will drop 5 goals on to minimum… we ain’t scoring 5 we’re lucky to score 2 lately

  9. I don't like calling you out by name just be better
    And faster and execute the little stuff Positioning
    Good passing and receiving
    Set up your guy
    How many shots to the mask have you seen??
    Mickey would tell you what's up and that's not a joke
    I hope that's not too harsh
    Kane can't and shouldn't be driving this thing He's not even trying to get your attention He's hitting and working
    Bring energy and execution start to finish
    And play for that logo
    For all the Ted Lindsay's and Gordie Howes and Steve Yzermans gave their bag and body up
    I see you blockin shots but you have to show up for two and a half hours
    The Griffins looked good
    Now bring your best and tell me to f off
    That's a start
    Get prickly
    And f them mentality
    Like it's swe or aust or us or can or your mom on the line
    Play loose but fing play good
    And if you get a chance Hit anything Hard
    A winger The net A defenceman Their best players
    Ask 88 about his old Blackhawk days and those teams and what they did to win
    Do anything
    And they were thick together

  10. the copium of this fan base with morale victory BS with comments like Tampa looked horrible or wings looked solid LOL seriously? Is there like a blood oath you guys made where you just cannot accept reality that this team is cooked and is gonna miss the playoffs again during another March collapse???

  11. If Tampa can pull themselves up tonight, then we can too. I don’t know if y’all are familiar, but that is their first two points in seven games. It’s so hopefully we’ll learn something from this and take a page out of what they’ve done.

  12. You can’t win with this team. Fire everyone. Trade everyone. This march garbage is a nightmare.

  13. Kane has to be having nightmares with all the open looks that haven't gone in this year. Just seems like every OPEN net he has this year, he hits the post.

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