Todd McLellan reveals eye-opening news on the Detroit Red Wings' opening night roster
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The Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan revealed eye-opening news on his team's opening night roster in a recent press conference.
Training camp is underway in Detroit, and the Wings are gearing up for what could be one of the most crucial preseasons in recent years.
Not only will many young players try to impress both the coaching staff and the team management, but battles for important roles within the team will also go down.
One of the battles that'll get most of the attention will be held between the pipes.
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Despite being able to count on two promising young goaltenders in Sebastian Cossa and Trey Augustine, who is not attending camp as he pursues his development in the NCAA, Steve Yzerman made a massive acquisition in goal.
Indeed, he acquired John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks on the trade market during the offseason, giving coach McLellan many interesting options at that position.
With Gibson and Cossa, Cam Talbot will also compete for a spot.
He stated that he doesn't know who'll be the starter yet, but that Gibson is important. He added that teams need two great goalies to win in the NHL, which they have in Talbot and Gibson.
In his own words:
"I don't know who our starter is. Obviously, Gibson is really important, but teams are proving year after year now that you need two guys to get the job done, and it's hard to stay at the top of your game over and over and over again if you're just a single entity. We've got Talbs, we've got Gibby, we plan on playing them both, and we expect a lot from both of them."
- Todd McLellan
- Todd McLellan
This will be very interesting to follow in the coming weeks. More to come on that later.
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