A full offseason of Todd McLellan – how much change can that actually bring to the Detroit Red Wings?
After opening with a follow-up on the Sergei Fedorov white skates discussion, tune in as we discuss how much a full offseason, training camp, and preseason of Todd McLellan’s gameplans and strategies can impact the Detroit Red Wings. Can he find a bolt-on top 6 forward solution alongside Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond, Moritz Seider, Alex DeBrincat, and Patrick Kane? Will he reshuffle the defense and allow Simon Edvinsson to join Moritz Seider? Will Nate Danielson or Carter Mazur excel under the Toddfather? How much will John Gibson lift the Hockeytown team?
Next, a look at team USA Olympic hopefuls, including Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat being snubbed, & more. Also, Frank Nazar’s contract & how he compares to Marco Kasper, Marco Rossi signing in Minnesota, Lane Hutson’s path, McTavish update, & more before we take your questions and comments in our Overtime segment – enjoy!
Intro: 00:00
McLellan’s Impact: 7:30
Larkin, Kane, & DeBrincat USA Olympic Chance: 33:30
Nazar Contract, Rossi, & McTavish: 44:25
Overtime: 54:15
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26 Comments
This is the first year in a decade that I think the wings are firmly in the group of teams that have a chance to make the playoffs. A full year of the Toddfather and Gibson get them in that conversation I think. The burning question is what do we actually have in Danielson, MBN, and ASP, and even if Soderblom has another level. Major weak point is still defense outside of Seider and Ed though.
Should have a fun season.
If Toddfather could have gone back and coached the first half of the season wings could have made playoffs. He couldnt, so this year they can!
So another draft lottery. Kind of sad that this is Hockeytown and the goal is to make the playoffs just to be swept.
If the PK is improved, the team might be capable of 5 more wins than last year. That should be enough to put the team in the wildcard conversation.
I can still hear the ghost of Evan say, “and I’m Evan” during the pause😢
Unless we bring in a top 4 d-man and a top 6 winger I'm feeling we are still a year or two out. I really hope I'm wrong.
Standings points relative to last season::
Improved PK…+5
PP decline…….-3
Gibson………….+4
No 7-game heater….-4
Improved bottom 6…+3
Improved top 6…+2
Blue line……….even
Total: +7
Result: first playoff games at LCA
I’m born and raised in the mitten. I’m also a die hard wings fan and I have to say that they need to go for it and spend money to win again. Stop nickel and diming and just spend the money for good players. We are so far behind so many teams as far as talent. The yzerplan needs to speed up and get better. I love Steve and what he did in Tampa so why can’t he do that in Detroit
The best coaches know how to put guys, specifically younger players, in a position to succeed. You have to challenge them, but to do that you have to give them real opportunity.
From the first game in his first season in Detroit Lalonde showed he did not understand that. We can debate all we want about what Zadina could have been, but after the great pre-season he had to rewarding him with a spot in the press box for Adam fucking Erne is not a great way to put a guy in a position to succeed, not to mention destroying a mentally fragile players confidence.
The D needs to get better. Do better on the blue line and it will equal better results
White skates – Forsberg?
They would have made it last year if we canned Newsy sooner. We weren’t out by much. We still collapsed in March but 🤷♂️
Do we need to put together money to bail Evan out of jail?
Best LW for the 1st line thats already on roster. MBN
Ras will never be what Wings fans hoped he would be.
I’m surprised Brad didn’t say he’d love to wear a bunch of pride gear after the lecture he gave everyone on here when Ivan Provorov refused to wear that stuff.
Patrick Kane under Lalonde, 24-25
29 GP, 5g/9a/14pts (0.48 points per game)
Patrick Kane under McLellan, 24-25
43 GP, 16g/29a/45pts (1.05 points per game)
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Marco Kasper under Lalonde, 24-25
29 GP, 2g/5a/7pts (0.24 points per game)
Marco Kasper under McLellan, 24-25
48 GP, 17g/13a/30pts (0.63 points per game)
Van Riemsdyk will be huge for this team in the locker room the guy is a vocal leader.
why do I lowkey miss Evan?? lol thanks for the pod boys #LGRW 🐙
Coaching is the most underrated aspect of team sports.
Just look at the Lions.
Please trade Rasmussen! He’s a bust and he is part of the problem for the team per 5v5 ! Unless you park his ass in front of the oppositions goalie and fire pucks at his head is the only way he could be useful!!!!
If Yzerman goes, the last thing they need to do is hire from the Alumni pool.
Jack Hughes with the white skates
Does ASP have a good chance to bust into the lineup?
Picking Pinto or Garland over Debrincat is an absolute joke.
Also Kane wasn’t invited to 4 Nations, what’s different now? He was a legend last year as well
Anyone who thinks Yzerman is losing his job this season needs to get there heads checked. Even if we miss the playoffs again, he’s not going anywhere, unless he wants to.
I understand there are many new young fans who might not appreciate what SY means to this franchise. Doesn’t mean he’s infallible, but it does mean he gets a pretty long run way.
On top of that he’s actually done a decent job. He’s elite at drafting and that’s what you want in a GM who’s rebuilding a franchise from the ground up