Todd McLellan wants to quickly squash Red Wings' bad habits
But it's on the defensive end that, possibly, bad habits from early in the season are beginning to resurface. McLellan, who took over Dec. 26 and the Wings immediately went 7-2-0 afterward, wants to stomp out those habits before they hurt the Wings again.
Five improvements driving the Red Wings’ surge under coach Todd McLellan
In 16 games since McLellan took over, the Red Wings are 11-4-1, riding a three-game win streak as they prepare to head to western Canada on Wednesday. It’s not unusual to see a midseason coaching change bring better results in the NHL, but now more than 30 days in, the Red Wings’ surge has lasted longer than a simple adrenaline rush.
A huge key was the Wings' power play, which had so lethal in recent games (power play goals in 10 of their last 11 games).
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Former Oilers head coach McLellan completes career circle back behind Detroit benchOnce a coach, always a coach. So when Steve Yzerman called former Detroit assistant coach Todd McLellan a month ago, looking ...
But Alex Lyon, who left Tuesday's game after the first period with an upper-body injury, could be back soon. "He's day-to-day," coach Todd McLellan said Thursday. "He may get on the ice as ...
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Red Wings Return Husso To Grand RapidsThe up-and-down campaign of Detroit Red Wings goalie Ville Husso is re-entering the down cycle. Following Saturday’s 5-1 loss ...
Former Red Wing Alex Nedeljkovic, now with Pittsburgh, became the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal and get an assist in the same game.
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