Detroit Red Wings release updated line combinations for late afternoon clash vs. Capitals
New Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan is gunning for his 1st victory since being named to the position last week, and the team has released their line combos.
For the first time since the mid-1980's, the Detroit Red Wings made an in-season coaching change.
Departing the franchise are now-former head coach Derek Lalonde and assistant Bob Boughner, while arriving in their place were Todd McLellan and Trent Yawney.
As you may remember, McLellan served as an assistant coach for the Red Wings under Mike Babcock and helped them to the 2008 Stanley Cup before taking the head coaching position with the San Jose Sharks.
He's also coached the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings; the latter two destinations, he also had goaltender Cam Talbot , who is in his 1st year with the Red Wings.
For today's late afternoon matchup against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, the Red Wings are going with the following line combinations, per Ansar Khan of MLive:
Veleno - Larkin - Raymond
DeBrincat - Copp - Kane
Berggren - Compher - Tarasenko
Rasmussen - Kasper - Motte
Chiarot - Seider
Edvinsson - Petry
Gustafsson - Holl
Alex Lyon will start in net.
Todd McLellan has made it clear exactly what he expects from his new team
While McLellan and new assistant coach Trent Yawney didn't have much time to prepare for Friday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, they ran their 1st full official practice yesterday and worked on a number of things that the Red Wings desperately need to improve.
And McLellan made it clear what he wants the Red Wings, who are tied for last place in both the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference, to do differently.
What we've asked the players to do is play harder, faster and a little bit smarter. Those are three simple things that we can control without any type of tactics or systematic structure play.
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DECEMBRE 29 | 103 ANSWERS Detroit Red Wings release updated line combinations for late afternoon clash vs. Capitals Can the Red Wings give Todd McLellan his 1st victory as head coach today against the Capitals? | ||
| Absolutely | 97 | 94.2 % |
| Not today | 6 | 5.8 % |
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