Todd McLellan, Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings were eights points out of a playoff spot when McLellan replaced Derek Lalonde the day after Christmas. Now they’re two points out.
Plus a hit parade in Vancouver, a savior in Ottawa, the timeline of witnessing all-time greatness in Washington and much more.
It will be ushering immensely talented youngsters Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider to greatness, and making sure the malaise which infected the Red Wings before the coaching change doesn’t happen again.
This season, the Detroit Red Wings are discovering what a lot of people learn the hard way. Threesomes may look good on paper, but often, the dream doesn’t equal the reality.
Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper. Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots for the Red Wings, who have won eight of their last nine games.
The Detroit Wings are 7-1 since head coach Todd McLellan took over, eager to keep learning what he wants from them.
Patrick Kane was on an upswing even before the change, but he's quickly impressed his assets upon his new boss. Kane, of course, is one of the NHL's best known players, a three-time Stanley Cup champion,