Optional skate, but that's 100% expected.
Red Wings determined to respond with grit, passion
Don't know if anyone saw this article on nhl.com, but apparently Blashill worked them like dogs at practice yesterday.
Red Wings determined to respond with grit, passion
Don't know if anyone saw this article on nhl.com, but apparently Blashill worked them like dogs at practice yesterday.
So coach Jeff Blashill made quite a statement himself at practice Monday. It wasn't a bag skate. It was harder. The Red Wings did 2-on-2 battle drills the width of the ice, 1-on-1 protect-the-puck drills in the zones, 2-on-2 quick-change battle drills with the goals moved up to the tops of the slots. They did sprints the width of the ice in between.
Blashill blew his whistle. The players huffed, puffed, hunched over, dropped to one knee, dropped to two.