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Steve Yzerman expecting new coach Todd McLellan to get Red Wings back on track
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman knew his team needed a change. So did his captain, Dylan Larkin. As a result, Yzerman and Larkin were each speaking to the media on Friday — the day after Yzerman fired head coach Derek Lalonde and replaced him with Todd McLellan.
Steve Yzerman remains patient with Red Wings future as he makes coaching change
The Red Wings made a coaching move 34 games into the season. The rebuild has hit a bump in the road, but Steve Yzerman doesn’t want to call it a setback. Yzerman explained why he made the move to fire Derek Lalonde now,
Bultman: Replacing Derek Lalonde can’t be the Red Wings’ only change
The Red Wings fired Lalonde on Thursday in search of a spark. But their biggest issues will require more work to fix.
Yzerman aims to get 'more from our players' after Red Wings coaching change
Yzerman inherited a declining team when he took over as GM on April 19, 2019. After bottoming out with a .275 points percentage in his first season, the Red Wings improved each of the next four seasons -- .429 in 2020-21, .451 in 2021-22, .488 in 2022-23 and .555 last season.
Red Wings’ new coach sees what direction to take after first game
A coaching change can help boost a team. Ultimately, it’s on the players to buy-in and execute. A new voice behind the bench Friday did not produce different results for the Detroit Red Wings. Their 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs extended their losing streak to four and dropped them into a last-place tie with Buffalo in the Eastern Conference.
Dylan Larkin’s eye-opening response to Red Wings coaching change
Dylan Larkin and the Detroit Red Wings will play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday with a new coach behind the bench. The Red Wings fired former coach Derek Lalonde on Boxing Day. In his place is veteran bench boss Todd McLellan,
‘He’ll have the ability to take us to another level here’: Yzerman talks hiring McLellan as head coach, changes behind Red Wings’ bench
Speaking to the media before Friday’s morning skate at Little Caesars Arena, Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman detailed how he came to the difficult, but what he felt was necessary, decision to bring in two different voices behind the bench.
New Red Wings Coach Has History With Key Player
For just the second time since the Illich family bought the Detroit Red Wings in 1982 has a head coach been fired mid-season. Just before the return from the holiday break, the Red Wings fired Derek Lalonde and replaced him with Todd McLellan.
Yzerman Talks Red Wings’ Coaching Change, Challenges Media
Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman met with the media today for the first time since the team announced their coaching change. If you missed it, the Red Wings fired Derek Lalonde and hired Todd McLellan.
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Steve Yzerman on why Detroit Red Wings needed change: 'Spirit was zapped out'
Steve Yzerman looked around at the Detroit Red Wings, the team he manages, and recognized things couldn't go on as they were. "Recently just watching our team play, the spirit was zapped out," the ...
Red Wings not playing to expectations led Yzerman to hire McLellan
The Red Wings weren't playing as well as expected, and general manager Steve Yzerman felt it was time to do something.
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Yzerman hopes new coach will revitalize Red Wings
“I think each of every one of these players can play better,” said Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman. “I make the coaching ...
Stockton: Lalonde Ouster Shifts Focus to Yzerman as McLellan Era Dawns
McLellan ran his first morning skate as Detroit coach, Yzerman sat before the media with a professorial air—tortoiseshell ...
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McLellan Hire Means Red Wings Are Out of Excuses
The Detroit Red Wings' struggles this season are well known, and the move to hire Todd McLellan as head coach means they are ...
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Todd McLellan inherits Red Wings’ fight for playoffs amid struggles
McLellan, most recently the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, brings a wealth of coaching experience, including stints ...
Red Wings Wrong Strategy Proving Costly
Askarov has a 1-1-2 record in the NHL combined with a 2.75 GAA, .909 SV%. He only cost the Sharks two prospects and a first-round draft pick. With the stacked prospect cupboards that the Red Wings ...
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Steve Yzerman’s Red Wings Rebuild Has Succeeded So Far
Steve Yzerman has been successful so far in rebuilding the Detroit Red Wings. Yzerman has built up a formidable prospect ...