Detroit Red Wings
Red Wings vs. Bruins: Notes, Lines, Goalies, How to Watch
We’ll never know if Wednesday’s win over the New York Islanders saved Derek Lalonde’s job or not, because that’s not how the Red Wings operate.
After all, General Manager Steve Yzerman was just starting his Hall-of-Fame playing career the last time the Red Wongs replaced a coach in midseason. nearly 40 years ago.
One thing you can count on: Rumors that Sergei Fedorov would become the next Detroit coach are just that, as Bob Duff reports.
The Boston Bruins don’t operate that way, firing Jim Montgomery this week after a slow start.
Here’s another difference between the franchises: When Boston fired Montgomery, the Bruins were 8-9-3. The Red Wings are 8-9-2.
Montgomery was in the last year of his contract, which could have been a factor, but the Bruins were underachieving, and the move was made.
The Bruins ended a three-game losing streak with a win over Utah on Thursday, just as the Wings did when they knocked off the Islanders on Wednesday.
So a pair of teams desperate to turn their seasons around meet tonight in another game both teams need to get their seasons back on the right track.
The Matchup
Who: Boston at Detroit
Where: Little Caesars Arena
When: 7 p.m.
TV/Radio: FDSN/97.1 FM
Detroit Lines
Tarasenko-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Kasper-Kane
Rasmussen-Copp-Fischer
Berggren-Compher-Motte
Defensive Pairings
Edvinsson-Seider
Chiarot-Petry
Gustafsson-Holl
Goalies
Talbot-Lyon
Boston Lines
Morgan Geekie-Pavel Zacha-David Pastrnak
Georgii Merkulov-Charlie Coyle-Trent Frederic
John Beecher-Mark Kastelic-Cole Koepke
Defensive Pairings
Mason Lohrei-Charlie McAvoy
Parker Wotherspoon-Brandon Carlo
Nikita Zadorov-Andrew Banks
Goalies
Jeremy Swayman-Joonas Korpisalo
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Boston roster isn’t any better than Detroit’s. I like these lines.
Boston only showing 3 outa 4 lines
I liked the 2nd line for the past two games but like the team as a whole, they have flattered to decieve, On paper, Cat-Kasper-Kane should be a winner. Unfortunately, it’s been all huff and puff and no blowing the house down. I’m not even surprised. The common denominator is Derek Lalonde, and even a line that sounds exciting on paper will find a way to be a loser under this coach’s direction. His style of hockey sucks the fun out of everyone and everything.
Another piss poor performance by the Red Wings.
Fedorov will never be HC at Detroit. Ever. Not while current ownership remains. Other coaches are available. And DRW will continue to ignore those, too.