Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane, Cam Talbot, Todd McLellan Practice Media | Dec. 28, 2024

[@DirtyBeefCurtains]

The energy in the room seems so much different already. Love to see it.

[@ajmpatriot4899]

Were you in the room? 😂 Wouldn’t that be frikin awesome?!’ Yes, let’s go boys!!!

[@eleanorcat9982]

Let’s hope that translates into wins

[@leonidas7281]

Fester fanboy​@@ajmpatriot4899

[@bergymeister13]

It's nice to hear the reporters questions that's for sure!

[@nealk6387]

It’s easy to see Kane likes him. He likes fast practices and the level of intensity Todd brings and expects. We’ll see if Todd’s style can turn it around.

[@SuperRyanreed]

Saw a couple of smirks in there in reference to his style. Todd is definitely a different style human lol

[@casewojo6186]

Won’t lie man, it made me smile. The boys respect him, and damn it’s nice to see.

[@zebuldevil5499]

Communication is key. Not just standing around with your arms crossed

[@bartsanders1553]

Yeah, but I think there was really good positives, too.

[@jasontye3307]

Practice fast and hard, translate to the game. I like it. Welcome back to Det, Coach!

[@jacobfolkringa8676]

I really like this guy What he says makes sense to me I couldn't stand listening to newsey talk i got nothing out if it Hopefully the players get going with this guy

[@rbarnes9938]

"but the underlying numbers were good and we should have won 10-4"

[@zacharyzingg8511]

@@rbarnes9938 my personal favorite was "i liked the guys compete" or "i appreciated the effort"

[@casewojo6186]

@@zacharyzingg8511 lmao, beat me to it.

[@workshoptelescope]

How long have you been in the show, big shoots?

[@zacharyzingg8511]

@@workshoptelescope good thing we aren't talking about being in the league or saying that we can do better.

[@puckhndler]

Hang in there boys and fans. It'll take more than a few games to reverse what Lalonde did in 3 years.

[@John-pw4hj]

For the fans please turn this team around

[@casewojo6186]

Kane and the rest of the players did NOT respect Lalonde, but you can tell they respect Todd. Might not seem like a big deal to some people, but it certainly is. The boys seem to have more neurons firing in these interviews, I love it.

[@HockeytownRundown]

Glad to see and hear the boys reacting well to what McLellan and Yawney want from them 🐙

[@irish8578]

Going to my first wings game tomorrow hopefully we come out with the win. LGRW

[@Vazqii]

First game is against the caps😬. Sorry my guy, but enjoy little Caesars. It’s an amazing venue, with a great atmosphere.

[@sc0utscup1d]

@@Vazqiibro was wrong

[@joshuaholtrop5681]

You saw a good one!

[@pz29]

i like his empgasis on teaching and learning, and i thinj the players sounded more upbeat.

[@John-pw4hj]

Stick control and passing needs some work but I believe and hope they rise above some changes are gonna happen in who remains on team we all see this

[@durenerjunge8236]

Es bracht Zeit , wenn ein neuer Coach kommt, war bei meinen Kölner Haien auch so. Vielleicht können wir nächste Saison Playoffs Spielen. Dieses Jahr wird es wohl nix mehr,ich möchte Al wieder sehen.⚪️🔴🏒👍

[@colinmckay1200]

It feels so nice having a fresh voice. Let's go wings ❤

[@sirfoegs4313]

The players polite inability to say "yeah (fill in the blank) that guy", whenever Gru is vaguely mentioned is refreshingly proffesional but mildly flustering.

[@casewojo6186]

You can tell the players did not respect Lalonde lol.

[@kemosabe8313]

I'm excited to see the change. Sounds like the push the boys need.

[@TrevWire]

Seems like he is going to expect a development of grit by way of hard work. I hope that this coaching team can find ways to better utilize players who could clearly use a boost, like Tarasenko, maybe even Kane.

[@jonrussell-j9t]

Can't reverse engineer the past, however it baffles me how wings could go from Blashill to yet another guy in Lalonde with a same background and lack of experience..A waste of a decade..At the very least they have a coach with some cred and leadership..Let's kick it in gear now!

[@SuperRyanreed]

Boys, imagine if good ol Todd here can get Joey going on the top line? Imagine that world

[@markmichael9588]

They should have never let this guy get away years ago.

[@DFMotorSports]

Glad to see coach McLellan back with the Wings, seems like the persona of the team has changed a bit already and everything he has mentioned is actionable. I am hoping it's a quick turnaround but just being realistic, maybe next year with some flashes in the pan of what to expect during the rest of this season. Really is a bummer, I liked Newsy and how he approached things (through the media).

[@bartsanders1553]

Do I really know?

[@skaterkid445566]

LOL

[@jimflood1590]

I think we all know, you know?

[@RustyBarber-n7u]

I always thought he should have stayed in Detroit and inherited the job from Babcock.

[@gromit0237]

Like the tin man,...they need a heart

[@jimflood1590]

I'd like to see Kasper, Rayzer and Bergs on a line just to see what they can do. All three are pretty good at puck retrieval and keeping plays alive. Kasper looks like he's really close to finding his finish in front of the net. I really like his game. Rasmussen has his moments, but he should be running people over to get pucks back instead of trying to pass to the points and giving the puck away as much as he does. I think splitting Edvinsson and Seider is a good thing for a while--take some of the pressure off of them and let them start winning before they eat a tons of minutes against the league's best.

[@danb239]

I agree, Kasper and Berggren are really good together. Raymond on that line would be awesome, would like to see Debrincat or Kane playing with them as well.

[@fluxcore5642]

I seen rumblings of practice being an hour and being one of the longest practices yet. If that's true then there's a reason we've been losing. PRACTICING FOR A FKNG HOUR

[@casewojo6186]

Conditioning is a huge part of hocke, obviously. Lalonde was a dough boy, in and out. Can’t respect a guy like that.

[@workshoptelescope]

@@casewojo6186baby-brained take.

[@clarnus3712]

Now we need a new roster to go with our new coach 😊👍

[@jeffgardner4500]

New defense* In my opinion this offense is more than capable, with the right system

[@clarnus3712]

@jeffgardner4500 that's part of it. Fun fact, walman has over double the points of tarasenko in less games 👌

[@djk679]

@@clarnus3712That move made me lose all hope in Yzerman as a GM, ik there’s a lot of diehards for him but that’s just abysmal asset management

[@The_General_Zubas]

@@jeffgardner4500I agree, everything but Defence is good.

[@Shroomer47]

Change will come. This is not “the team”. Lots of expiring deals in the next couple years, cap increase, new kids coming.

[@righteous247]

Smells like a fire sale is imminent.

[@timfronimos459]

these interviews are a waste of space

[@SPACELORD6]

Does the team have a bet to see who can say "you know" in interviews the most? Hilarious. Go Wings.

[@jimflood1590]

I heard a ton of that when I lived in North Dakota and spent a lot of time in Winnipeg, Minneapolis, Fargo and Grand Forks--it's ingrained in their speech, doncha know. :P

[@Deflection]

Another loss with a new coach. It doesn't matter who's coaching. Detroit has to admit, it wasn't Derek's fault. 🤦‍♂️

[@Vazqii]

Bait used to be believable. Change doesn’t happen overnight

[@azizshavershian2065]

Larkin hasn't scored in over a month LOL

[@Gkett883]

You probably haven't showered in a month

[@leviklynstra8975]

Hi aziz

[@spencerdobkin9479]

Effort wasn't there with Lalonde and they were stuck in their own heads with a system that didn't work. You're going to see them pick it up big time with this coach. It may take a week or two, but there's going to be improvement. He needs help from Yzerman on the defensive end. Wouldn't be surprised if he traded a forward or some prospsects for a D man.

[@shmurdabobby3034]

coming from a rollerblading nobody with a dead career is wild

[@puckhndler]

Yeah, but he's had 9 assists.

[@eleanorcat9982]

We want LaLonde back!!!!

[@markroman1030]

Give me some of what you're smoking

[@casewojo6186]

No, YOU want him back and you’re all alone.

[@Vazqii]

Who tf is we?

[@carymyner5692]

Pretty sad when our under 20 wjc team could whip our team full of millionaires

[@seguinryan]

Nah, you know that's true. I don't care if you're American or Canadian, most of the roster of both of those U20 teams are as soft as butter.

[@Ryan-yi5ro]

My beer league team could beat these overpaid bums.

[@bbeaup]

@@Ryan-yi5rothen why are you playing beer league?

[@jessecoonce1363]

​@@seguinryanMost of this Wings roster is softer than butter and slower than molasses.

[@casewojo6186]

@@bbeaup lol got him.