Todd McLellan's message to goalies and it's a stern one to say the least
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The Detroit Red Wings have brought back goaltender Petr Mrazek for the 1st time since 2018, and now he must help them make a push toward the postseason.
The Detroit Red Wings are in a serious funk right now and have turned to an old friend to try and help stop the skid.
On Friday, they acquired goaltender Petr Mrazek from the Chicago Blackhawks in a deal that also brought veteran forward Craig Smith to Detroit; in return the Red Wings sent underachieving former 1st round pick Joe Veleno to Chicago.
it marks the return of Mrazek, who played for the Red Wings from 2013 to 2018 before being moved to the Philadelphia Flyers at the Trade Deadline.
Head coach Todd McLellan declared that Mrazek would be the starter for tonight's critical matchup in Detroit against the divisional foe Buffalo Sabres, and he had a point blank message for him.
I know goalies are quirky, like to have their own net but tough luck, work at your game and one of you is going to start and if you play real well you're going to finish the night.
Mrazek's re-acquisition by the Red Wings is puzzling to many fans, considering that his stats with the Blackhawks this year have not been good; he's 10-19-2 with a 3.46 GAA and a .890 SV%.
According to GM Steve Yzerman, the logic behind bringing back Mrazek was to help push them toward the postseason.
We did what we thought we could to help give us a better chance at the playoffs. Is it earth-shattering? No. But the only way we could do something earth-shattering is to give up first-round picks and our best young players and prospects. And I think everybody would agree that just to try and hope for us to get in (the playoffs) isn't the time to do that.
We're prepared to use our picks and prospects, but it's got to be for players that we really like that are going to be a part of this thing for future years and beyond.
We're prepared to use our picks and prospects, but it's got to be for players that we really like that are going to be a part of this thing for future years and beyond.
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