Derek Lalonde speaks following the Detroit Red Wings practice on Wednesday October 2, 2024 at the BELFOR Training Center inside Little Caesars Arena.
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Sad to see Chiasson get released from PTO. He has a lot of heart.
Kasper > Larkin
This will be a bad bad team this year if Kane doesn't have Cat or Larkin. Only the first line will score at all.
Patrick Kane scored 1 goal last season without either Cat or Larkin on the ice w him. DeBrincat was on the ice for 17 of Kane's 20 goals. The Larkin/Cat/Kane line played 10+ games (150 minutes) together as a line; they outscored opponents 14-6 at 5v5 in those 150 minutes; Kane in those 10 games at 5v5 (JUST at 5v5; not counting power play, 4 on 4, or OT) had 8 goals, 5 assists, 13 points in 10 games. The Raymond Larkin DeBrincat version of the line, on the other hand, in 310 minutes together, outscored opponents 23-17. Per 60 minutes that version of the line gives up over 1 more goal, and scores more than 1 less goal, than does the Kane version.
Who in their right mind watched the last several games of the year and thought it looked like a sustainable way to play hockey or win games? It wasn't. The sustainable way to play and win was the 6 game win streak, specifically the back half of it w Kane Cat Larkin as the top line. The best the team played all year was at home vs St Louis and at home vs Washington w that top line. They obliterated them. The whole team fell into place bc the top line was right.
Kane could not produce w Compher even w Cat as the other wing. That 2nd line will not score at all. The first line will trade goals and chances.
5 comments
Dollar general audio
Sad to see Chiasson get released from PTO. He has a lot of heart.
Kasper > Larkin
This will be a bad bad team this year if Kane doesn't have Cat or Larkin. Only the first line will score at all.
Patrick Kane scored 1 goal last season without either Cat or Larkin on the ice w him. DeBrincat was on the ice for 17 of Kane's 20 goals. The Larkin/Cat/Kane line played 10+ games (150 minutes) together as a line; they outscored opponents 14-6 at 5v5 in those 150 minutes; Kane in those 10 games at 5v5 (JUST at 5v5; not counting power play, 4 on 4, or OT) had 8 goals, 5 assists, 13 points in 10 games. The Raymond Larkin DeBrincat version of the line, on the other hand, in 310 minutes together, outscored opponents 23-17. Per 60 minutes that version of the line gives up over 1 more goal, and scores more than 1 less goal, than does the Kane version.
Who in their right mind watched the last several games of the year and thought it looked like a sustainable way to play hockey or win games? It wasn't. The sustainable way to play and win was the 6 game win streak, specifically the back half of it w Kane Cat Larkin as the top line. The best the team played all year was at home vs St Louis and at home vs Washington w that top line. They obliterated them. The whole team fell into place bc the top line was right.
Kane could not produce w Compher even w Cat as the other wing. That 2nd line will not score at all. The first line will trade goals and chances.