Confirmed with Link: Wings Fire Lalonde and Hire Todd McLellan

[Sentinel]

All I can tell you is that I was screaming for Lalonde's head ten games into the season. I am mad it took Yzerman so long to heed my call but I am glad he eventually did.

 

[norrisnick]

All I can tell you is that I was screaming for Lalonde's head ten games into the season. I am mad it took Yzerman so long to heed my call but I am glad he eventually did.

I've been yelling for Lalonde's head since Thanksgiving of '22...

 

[FMichael]

I've been yelling for Lalonde's head since Thanksgiving of '22...

Yeah - after his 1st season behind the bench I was rather skeptical...No apparent system that would work in the NHL, too many nights where the team was AHL instead of NHL caliber...Too bad it took this long to replace him.

 

[Henkka]

We are so there.

Last 16 McLellan games:

 

[Euro Twins]

We are so there.

Last 16 McLellan games:

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But honestly. The fact that Columbus and Montreal decided to do that too pisses me off

 

[Henkka]

We are also so there in advanced stats.

Top3 GF% at East (after WSH and CBJ) in last 16 McLellan games at East.
Top3 xGF% at East (after PHI and CAR) in last 16 McLellan game at East.

It's a thing when you're a good in both.

xGF% relevates with the GF%.

It's not luck anymore.

It's a real thing.

But honestly. The fact that Columbus and Montreal decided to do that too pisses me off

Montreal and Columbus are not favourites at advanced stats. You can predict them to fall.

Especially Columbus when they lost Monahan for 8 weeks.

I still don't know which teams we are fighting against.

Who knows if all those three will go to playoffs and there will be other fallers. This East is so tight.

Just do your own business and we will be good.

I like everything what Detroit does at the moment under McLellan.

We are so there.

 

[RRhoads]

According to the crowd at LCA, we're only halfway there

 

[Euro Twins]

According to the crowd at LCA, we're only halfway there

Living on a prayer?

 

[RRhoads]

Living on a prayer?

Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear.

 

[Ricelund]

Thought this was an interesting tidbit from @Petes2424:

Personally, and I’ve had long discussions with other hockey personnel on him around Xmas time…. it’s one of Lalonde’s big failures this year. No matter how well Marco was playing in a lessor role, he believed in staggered opportunities. That you give a young player a little bit at a time. So add him to the 2nd PP unit but don’t give him the 2C role yet, or even the role he’s currently playing.

It was ridiculous. You give kids what they can handle. Lalonde was doing such a disservice to both Kasper and Edvinsson this season, and let’s not even get started with Johansson.

Edvinsson should’ve been playing the role he EARNED down the stretch last season. To “run” or “carry” that 2nd pairing. Not to be Mo’s sidekick.

Now, there’s been an actual issue with a veteran, on why that was happening with Edvinsson (that’ll come out at some point) where Chiarot had the ear of Bougner and Lalonde and pushed them constantly, to give him that spot instead of Edvinsson. Haven’t heard anything like that with Kasper though. Copp and Compher are great teammates. They’re not throwing a kid under the bus for their own benefit, like Chiarot was doing. Remember one of Todd’s first comments about a “Letter” on your jersey NOT equating with how good of a player, or what role you play? That was who it was addressed to if you were wondering.

 

[Detroit Knights]

Not sure if this was shared but just watched todays press conference with coach and he said in the beginning he kept calling Raymond, mason in stead of Lucas or razor.

How do you guys feel about that one? Lmao

 

[norrisnick]

It's baffling to say the very least. Mason Raymond at no point in his career was as impactful as Lucas has been from day 1. And Todd isn't the only one. I've heard several nat'l media people refer to him as such.