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22-05-2025
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Detroit Red Wings' Marco Kasper in, Moritz Seider out at World Championship quarterfinals
Marco Kasper is showing he delivers when it matters – a great sign for the Detroit Red Wings as they try to once again become a playoff team. They blew it for a ninth straight time this year, but what that did was free up Kasper to join his native Austria at the second-best springtime hockey tournament, the World Championship, which is nearing the end. Advertisement Kasper had an assist in Austria's last game of the preliminary round, May 20, leading to a 6-1 victory over Latvia in Stockholm, Sweden. Neither team is a hockey powerhouse, but it was only two years ago that Latvia upset Sweden in the quarterfinals en route to a bronze medal. More: Think it has been maddening stretch for Red Wings? Maple Leafs show how hard it is to win For Austria, this is their first playoff appearance since 1994. The Austrians' next challenge is taking on central European neighbor Switzerland, which claimed the top spot in Group B. Canada claimed Group A on the strength of taking down Sweden, 5-3, and will meet Denmark. Advertisement The Danes, playing at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark, rallied from a 1-0 deficit against Germany to win, 2-1 in a penalty shootout. That bounces Wings' defenseman Seider and his Germans from the tournament. Denmark heads to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2016. The Danes won their last three games, while the Germans lost for a fourth consecutive game. The teams came into the match tied at nine points in the standings, meaning the last quarterfinal spot in Group B would be settled between the two. In other quarterfinals, the Swedes, whose roster includes Wings Lucas Raymond and Erik Gustafsson, faces Czechia, and the U.S. will play Finland. Raymond had an assist in the loss to Canada to pick up his eighth point in seven preliminary games. The tournament, split between Stockholm and Herning through the quarterfinals, holds the semifinals on May 24, and the medal games on May 25. Weekend games will all be in Stockholm. Advertisement It has been an excellent tournament for Kasper, who has four goals and three assists in seven games in the round-robin format. Austria was in Group A along with powerhouses Sweden, Canada and Finland. Originally drafted at No. 8 in 2022, Kasper used his rookie season to earn a regular role in the lineup, finishing with 19 goals and 18 assists in 77 games. Contact Helene St. James at hstjames@ Follow her on Twitter @helenestjames. Read more on the Detroit Red Wings and sign up for our Red Wings newsletter. Her latest book, 'The Franchise: Detroit Red Wings, A Curated History of the Red Wings,' was released October 2024. Her books, 'On the Clock: Behind the Scenes with the Detroit Red Wings at the NHL Draft,' and 'The Big 50: The Men and Moments that made the Detroit Red Wings' are available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Triumph Books. Personalized copies available via her e-mail. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Red Wings' Marco Kasper in, Moritz Seider out at World Championship
New York Times
03-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Notre Dame beats Michigan for top-100 RB recruit Javian Osborne's commitment
Javian Osborne did more than add to one of college football's best rivalries Saturday when the four-star running back recruit from Forney, Texas, committed to Notre Dame over Michigan. The 5-foot-10, 200-pound Osborne announced his commitment to On3 Recruits. The No. 90 player and No. 6 running back in the 247Sports Composite for the Class of 2026, also let new Notre Dame running backs coach Ja'Juan Seider make a statement in his first spring after joining Marcus Freeman's staff from Penn State. Seider beat out former Notre Dame running backs coach Tony Alford, too, as the current Michigan running backs coach was also a candidate to replace Deland McCullough, who joined the Las Vegas Raiders staff last winter. Advertisement Osborne maintained Notre Dame's torrid start to the recruiting Class of 2026, which ranks in the top five of all three major services and as high as No. 2 by 247Sports. It's not unusual for Notre Dame to get off to a fast start in recruiting — it ranked No. 1 during the summers of Freeman's first two cycles — but seven commitments in the past month, all four-star prospects in the 247Sports Composite, is particularly notable. That run includes defensive end Rodney Dunham, the highest-rated prospect in the class and a potential five-star talent, and four-star defensive back Ayden Pouncey, a national prospect who committed last weekend. If Notre Dame didn't pick up much of a recruiting afterglow last cycle during its march to the national championship game, the Irish are doing so now. Former general manager Chad Bowden may have decamped for USC, replaced with Mike Martin and a rebuilt recruiting staff, but Notre Dame continues to prove that everyone loves a winner. The results could lead Freeman to assemble his best class if trends hold. On the surface, landing a top running back might not seem like a priority this cycle. The Irish will open preseason camp with six scholarship backs, all of whom have eligibility beyond this season. There's little reason to think they'll use it, though, which makes reloading early a necessity. Jeremiyah Love is certain to depart to the NFL after this season, and there's a good chance Jadarian Price does, too. None of the remaining backs — Aneyas Williams, Kedren Young, Gi'Bran Payne and Nolan James Jr. — were recruited by Seider, who doesn't plan to spread reps like McCullough did last season. So, if Love and Price get the overwhelming load, where does that leave the other four backs after this season? The room won't turn over entirely, but it's worth recruiting like it could because six backs could become three in a hurry. Advertisement Osborne gives Notre Dame a college-ready running back on the prep level, considering he's rushed for more than 1,000 yards each of the past three seasons (4,522 total yards rushing) and totaled 72 touchdowns. He's built to play behind one of college football's best offensive lines, which he'd have done at either Notre Dame or Michigan. It wouldn't be a surprise if Osborne worked himself into position to get carries as a freshman in South Bend. — Pete Sampson, Notre Dame beat writer All eyes will be on Savion Hiter, the No. 1 running back prospect in the 247Sports Composite rankings and a longtime target of Alford. Landing Hiter and Osborne in the same class would have been a home run for Michigan. With Osborne picking Notre Dame, Hiter's recruitment becomes even more crucial. Alford came to Michigan from Ohio State with a reputation as an elite recruiter, though Buckeyes fans had grown a bit restless late in his tenure. Heading into his second season at Michigan, Alford is still looking for a signature recruiting win. Osborne's recruitment was a head-to-head battle with Notre Dame, where Alford coached from 2009 to 2014. Hiter's recruitment could be a battle with Ohio State, where he coached from 2014 to 2023. Given Michigan's emphasis on running the ball, landing an elite back in the 2026 class should be high on Michigan's list of priorities. Osborne would have fit in nicely as a back in the Jordan Marshall/Justice Haynes mold. Now that he's off the board, it's likely that Michigan will keep up its pursuit of Hiter while looking for another running back to prioritize in the 2026 class. — Austin Meek, Michigan beat writer The Irish remain in strong position to land three-star defensive tackle Tiki Hola when he announces his commitment on May 10, with Notre Dame and SMU the primary contenders. Advertisement But as much as commitments move the needle in recruiting, the Irish staff may need the coming weeks more for evaluation. Notre Dame wants to sign a second running back this cycle and already has offers out to a select group, including Brian Bonner (Valencia, Calif.), DeZephen Walker (Peculiar, Mo.) and Jonaz Walton (Carrollton, Ga.). All three have official visits scheduled to Notre Dame in June. Tight end is also an evaluation position during May as offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock orders the board, with taking two a priority. That took Denbrock to Iowa, Montana and Kansas this week to see Evan Jacobson (Waukee, Iowa), Matt Ludwig (Billings, Mt.) and Ian Premer (Great Bend, Kan.). Like running back, the tight end room could turn over after this season, as Eli Raridon and Kevin Bauman depart, with Cooper Flanagan coming off a torn Achilles. But the biggest to-do on Notre Dame's list this month is probably figuring out what to do at quarterback next cycle, with four-star Noah Grubbs already committed for the current haul. Because Notre Dame played into late January, quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli couldn't use the month to evaluate quarterbacks in person while prepping for the national title game. That makes May crucial for the staff to canvas the country to see who fits and how. Denbrock values mobility in quarterbacks, although it's not a make-or-break trait in scouting. The Irish have shown early interest in Elijah Haven (Baton Rouge, La.), Gunner Rivers (Fairhope, Ala.), Colton Nussmeier (Flower Mound, Texas) and Malachi Ziegler (Benton, La.). Rivers is the son of Philip Rivers and shares a hometown with former Irish quarterback Riley Leonard. The only quarterback off the board that Notre Dame pursued is Trae Taylor (Mundelein, Ill.), who committed to Nebraska on May 1. — Sampson
New York Times
02-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Red Wings thoughts: Detroit's lack of 5-on-5 scoring a season-long issue
The story of the Detroit Red Wings' night Tuesday can be summed up by the final 30 seconds of two games played more than 1,000 miles apart. In St. Louis, where the Red Wings were trying to kick-start a late-season push for the Eastern Conference's final wild-card spot, they couldn't close out a late 1-0 lead over the Blues, giving up the tying goal with 29 seconds left in regulation and then falling in overtime. And in Montreal, where the Canadiens are holding down that very wild-card spot, Nick Suzuki secured a late comeback against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, first tying the score with nine seconds left, then winning it in overtime. Advertisement Flip those outcomes, and Detroit would have been back within a point of the postseason cutline. Instead? With just eight games remaining, the gap is up to four. It was a cold reminder that every second matters at this time of year, especially in a playoff race this packed. And though the Blues are the NHL's hottest team — winners of 10 straight — it's not going to get any easier for Detroit to right the ship, with the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers coming to Little Caesars Arena this weekend. Do the Red Wings have one more push in them? Five thoughts: 1. It doesn't hit quite the same on the heels of a loss, especially one with such high stakes, but are the Red Wings starting to find their defensive game? St. Louis had its chances, to be sure, but holding the red-hot Blues off the board for the first 59 minutes came on the heels of a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins — a much weaker team, to be sure, but an effort in which Detroit had hardly anything up the whole night. Granted, the deciding goal Tuesday came off a play on which Detroit's top defenseman, Moritz Seider, pinched up in overtime but didn't come up with the puck, springing a two-on-one the other way. Seider skated hard to try to get back in the play, but by the time Robert Thomas found Cam Fowler, it was too late. That's a final play Seider will likely want back, but the effort to hold that scorching St. Louis team to two goals was nonetheless notable. It's the kind of hockey that teams need to be able to play at this time of year. Red Wings coach Todd McLellan speaks often of games being a race to three goals, and the defensive side has largely held up its end of things these last two games. Of course, without the win, that might be of little solace. 2. Another issue with losing by a 2-1 score: Detroit still isn't generating enough goals at five-on-five, which has been a season-long problem. Advertisement The Red Wings entered the night ahead of only the Nashville Predators and Calgary Flames in goals per 60 minutes at five-on-five, at just 2. That won't go up after scoring just once Tuesday. Detroit went 0-for-3 on the power play Tuesday as well, but that unit has been so good this season, and it's not reasonable to expect it to deliver every single night. Some of the damage has to come at even strength. And though there were chances — Dylan Larkin had a prime one trying to go around an outstretched Jordan Binnington — the only one that found the net was J.T. Compher's go-ahead goal early in the third. J.T. COMPHER IN FRONT! — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) April 2, 2025 There are concerns with the scoring depth, to be sure. It's one of the primary issues general manager Steve Yzerman will have to figure out this summer. But to get no goals from either of the top two lines is a hard way to win in the NHL, no matter what time of year it is. 3. The Jordan Kyrou goal that tied the score late is probably one Cam Talbot would want back, but it's hard to fault Talbot too much on a night when he stopped 35 out of 37 shots. After a massive late-game save to beat Boston and a good relief effort against the Ottawa Senators, Talbot looks like he has retaken control of the Red Wings' net going into the final two weeks. But he's 37 years old; how much can Detroit feel confident in playing him? The Red Wings will have a couple of days before their next game, against Carolina, but that's followed by four games in six nights against the Panthers, Canadiens, Panthers (again) and Lightning, with three of those on the road. It's a gantlet, and managing the net for that stretch won't be easy. We've seen Detroit struggle with this for years now, including choosing to start Alex Lyon for a third game in four nights, with travel, against the Senators last week. He had to be pulled for Talbot early in the second period, after the damage had already been done. Advertisement It'll be interesting to see how McLellan approaches some similar decisions on the horizon. 4. Compher's goal gave him 4 points in his last four games, and after a quiet season offensively, he could use a strong finish. His 19 goals last season (his first in Detroit) were a career high, and his 48 points weren't far off one, either. But it's been a real dip this year, as Tuesday's goal brought him to nine on the year (and 30 points). Some of that is shooting percentage — his career average (13.1 percent) is right in the middle of his 10.2 percent mark this season and his 17.6 percent showing last season — but some is also a new kind of usage. Compher has played much more in the bottom six under McLellan than he did for Derek Lalonde, and if he could produce some offense in that role down the stretch, it would help give some reassurance to what Detroit can expect from him. 5. Detroit's top prospect, defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka, won his SHL playoff game Tuesday, sending his team, Skellefteå, to the next round. His next series begins Friday, and even if his team were to lose in a sweep, it will now play through at least April 10. With the Red Wings' last regular-season game scheduled for April 17, that means the chances for Sandin-Pellikka to get some games in Detroit at the end of this season are getting pretty remote. Seeing a few games of Sandin-Pellikka wouldn't have altered this season's outlook much, but it would have been a good litmus test of his readiness for next season. At a minimum, one would think his puck-moving could be one way to help Detroit's need for more even-strength offense. (Photo of Dylan Holloway and Ben Chiarot: Jeff Le / Imagn Images)
New York Times
28-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
What Notre Dame hiring Ja'Juan Seider and Chris Ash says about Marcus Freeman
Ja'Juan Seider gave Notre Dame's running backs an assignment this week. The incoming assistant wanted to know what holes Jeremiyah Love, Jadarian Price and Aneyas Williams saw in their games, weaknesses that needed to be filled during spring ball. Notre Dame's new running backs coach asked for three to five examples from each — nothing was too big, nothing was too small. If the backs were about to hear from a new teacher, Seider wanted them to help write the lesson plans. Advertisement 'You're only gonna know your blind spots if you recognize them and you own them,' Seider said. The sentiment applies to more than players. It's relevant for Marcus Freeman, too. This offseason wasn't the first time Notre Dame's head coach had to remake his coaching staff, both in fit for the program and how it suits him. After inheriting part of his first staff, Freeman has been able to put more than fingerprints on Notre Dame's coaching roster ever since. Those arranged marriages of offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and offensive line coach Harry Hiestand — both top coaches in their own right — have evolved into Mike Denbrock and Joe Rudolph. Taking a chance on Chansi Stuckey has grown into Mike Brown's leading the receivers. One special teams ace (Brian Mason) begat another (Marty Biagi). Many of those changes were driven by prior knowledge, with Freeman leaning hard into previous connections from his time under Luke Fickell. Of Notre Dame's 10 assistants, half worked with Freeman at Cincinnati. There is no better indicator to Freeman about how a coach will fit Notre Dame than his experience working with them. That gets Notre Dame to Seider and defensive coordinator Chris Ash, both unveiled Wednesday. Freeman simply can't pick from the Cincinnati tree anymore, both because it's running out of fruit and because the pace of Notre Dame's staff turnover figures to continue, especially if College Football Playoff runs become the norm. The price of success is the rest of college football (or the NFL) wanting a piece of it. It's on Freeman to be ready for it and able to expand his coaching network beyond the familiar. So far, so good. Freeman had to look harder to round out this staff this time, a reality that figures to be standard operating procedure from here. But if how to hire a staff was a Freeman blind spot when he got the Notre Dame job, it feels like he has improved his vision ever since. From top to bottom, Freeman's third staff felt better than his first at every position. The fourth has a tough act to follow. Advertisement In Ash, it feels like Notre Dame hired Al Golden-lite, a fired former college head coach who has been working his way back up the food chain in the NFL since. He has had defensive coordinator experience at Texas, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Arkansas with the stop in Austin not that long ago. Still, Golden's resume was better coming into Notre Dame's than Ash's, thanks to helping lead the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl. Golden's head-coaching experience was better too, from resurrecting Temple to at least keeping Miami above water. That's all a big improvement from Ash's going 8-32 at Rutgers. Still, head-coaching experience on staff probably matters less to Freeman now than it did when he hired Golden. Notre Dame's coach is infinitely more experienced now, able to confidently call his shots. That doesn't mean Ash's background doesn't matter. It just matters less. 'We never really discussed (my head-coaching experience) a whole lot,' Ash said. 'I do think my experience as a head coach has made me a better assistant coach. I understand what the head coach wants and how to help the head with the problems with my players or my side of the ball.' GO DEEPER Notre Dame hiring Penn State assistant Ja'Juan Seider as RBs coach Seider's lateral move from Penn State, leaving one of the sport's elite running backs groups to lead another, is another example of Freeman's spreading his staff-building wings. If Ash came recommended by Urban Meyer, Seider came with approval from former offensive coordinator Gerad Parker. The coach at Troy worked with Seider at Marshall and Penn State. Few know what works for Freeman better. This is what expanding the coaching tree looks like for Freeman, the ability to find coaches who feel like extended family instead of always hiring coaches who are in his immediate circle. It says something that Seider sees Freeman as a kindred spirit even if the two have never worked together. Maybe that's not all that different than when Deland McCullough reached out about joining Freeman's first staff, intrigued enough by Freeman's introductory news conference that he wondered whether Notre Dame's new coach was what the sport's future looked like. Seider sees it, too, leaving James Franklin after seven seasons. Advertisement 'Sometimes I feel like when I'm talking to (Freeman), I'm talking to myself,' Seider said. 'It was time to challenge yourself, to do something different.' There are no guarantees the pieces of Notre Dame's next coaching staff will fit together as well as the last one, a staff that seemed to click publicly and privately as the Irish made that run to the national championship game. But in the same way, so many of Freeman's calls seemed to work last season. Whether that was a fake punt, a depth chart switch or even how Notre Dame rebounded from losing to Northern Illinois, it feels like Freeman has won back the benefit of the doubt on staff building. And it feels distinctly Freeman how it all has been handled. GO DEEPER Notre Dame hiring Chris Ash as defensive coordinator: Source Seider and Ash talked about how Freeman reached out about the openings at Notre Dame, not that there aren't agents at work as intermediaries. When Seider arrived at Notre Dame to see the campus, Freeman picked him up from the airport. When Ash wanted to know more about Notre Dame, he didn't call Rudolph (the two worked together at Wisconsin); he asked Freeman. A school that has been a bucket list stop for many college coaches seems to have moved up because of the man leading the program. 'It's Notre Dame,' Ash said. 'The type of people that come to Notre Dame, players, staff, all of these things together made this a no-brainer for me. I'm here to become one of them. (The players) are not here to adjust to me. I'm here to adjust to them. The players, the overall culture, that's what I'm coming to be a part of.' There are no guarantees this will work out. Coaches with more experience and more success than Freeman have had to reconfigure staffs and found the pieces don't always fit. But it's easy to look at how Freeman has enhanced Notre Dame's staff and believe he has filled the gaps with the right coaches. Seider put it best as to why he made the move. 'It was Notre Dame,' he said. 'It was Marcus Freeman.' And that all puts the program and its head coach in a strong place. (Top photo of Ja'Juan Seider: Doug Murray / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
New York Times
22-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Red Wings thoughts: Third-period collapse dooms Detroit in return from break
DETROIT — For much of the first 53 minutes Saturday, it looked like the Red Wings were going to return from the 4 Nations break with a return to form. Detroit had stumbled in its last game prior to the break, snapping a seven-game winning streak, but looked ready to pick right back up in the NHL's first game back. The Red Wings got out to an early lead over the Minnesota Wild, and they held it for nearly the duration — leading 3-1 with just seven minutes left. Advertisement Then it all unraveled, in one big, interconnected sequence that started out with a Red Wings power play. First, Patrick Kane had a pass to the point broken up by Joel Eriksson Ek, who tipped the puck up and past a leaping Moritz Seider. Then, Eriksson Ek beat Seider to the loose puck in the neutral zone, drawing a slashing penalty on Seider on his way to a contested breakaway. Eriksson Ek didn't score, but he bowled into Red Wings' goaltender Cam Talbot — drawing the attention of Detroit captain Dylan Larkin, who took exception and went to the box with Eriksson Ek for offsetting roughing calls. That all led to a four-on-four — until 24 seconds later Red Wings forward Vladimir Tarasenko was caught for a high stick, allowing the Wild to get an extra skater on the ice with the delayed call. During that delayed call sequence, Matt Boldy jumped on a loose puck and beat Talbot to cut it to 3-2. At that point, the game went on — but Larkin was still in the box, and he remained there much longer than the prescribed two minutes because his penalty was an off-setting minor. He needed another whistle after the 14:43 mark of the third period. That whistle didn't come, though, and when Minnesota pulled its goalie, Detroit was stuck in its own zone while its most trusted forward was stuck in the box. Marcus Foligno scored for the Wild with 1:31 left, and just like that the two points Detroit seemed to have in the bag were suddenly back up for grabs. The Red Wings had another chance, getting a four-on-three power play in overtime, but they weren't able to convert and then made another costly error as the penalty expired — this time with defenseman Erik Gustafsson getting a pass picked off by Eriksson Ek, who sprung Marco Rossi on a breakaway right out of the box for the overtime winner. Advertisement 'I think today was a real strange game,' Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said afterward — and he's right. Two of the goals the Red Wings scored came with lengthy reviews, one to gauge intent to blow the whistle, and another for potential goaltender interference. Both goals stood, though, and Detroit had a chance to put the game away after the Wild lost the latter challenge, putting them short-handed. 'We were a little bit sloppy and we could have put the nail in the coffin there,' McLellan said. 'And that kind of hurt us a little bit. … Just an odd night. I don't know if it's because of the break or not, but a lot of strange things happened.' And that strange game ended with just one point for the Red Wings, who are kicking off a stretch run for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Five thoughts: 1. You could really tell which players played in the 4 Nations Face-Off over the break. Larkin and Lucas Raymond both had goals for the Red Wings. Eriksson Ek may well have decided the game with his two huge plays with his defensive stick. Boldy scored a goal. Brock Faber seemed to be on the ice all game long — finishing the afternoon with 30 minutes played for the Wild. It was unclear, coming in, how the rest versus rust debate played out for those who took part in the high-intensity international tournament compared to those who got a break. But the edge in this one seemed to go to the former — especially early. 'It was a quick turnaround to be playing Thursday night and then again (Saturday afternoon), but I guess I would say I felt like it helped me — and then it didn't towards the end of the game,' Larkin said. Larkin, who was one of the breakout stars of the 4 Nations tournament, had a goal and an assist in this one, with the goal coming on a strange play where the goal horn had sounded for a shot that went off the post and never actually went in. Larkin didn't quit on the play and put it in the net, and after a lengthy review, that goal counted. Advertisement Raymond also had a goal and an assist, bringing him up to a team-leading 61 points this season. 2. One exception to the rule above: Alex DeBrincat was not at the 4 Nations, but was one of the Red Wings' most noticeable players Saturday. Alex DeBrincat's move to open the scoring for the Red Wings 😰 📺 ABC/ESPN+ — ESPN (@espn) February 22, 2025 That started with the opening goal, on a great move around Marc-Andre Fleury in the slot that he finished with a backhand. He was also the one who put the shot off the post just before Larkin's goal, to pick up an assist. And perhaps his biggest play of the night didn't end up on the scoresheet — a thundering hit on Faber behind the net that started a considerable scrum late in the second period. 'He's a feisty S.O.B.,' McLellan said of the 5-foot-8 DeBrincat after the game. 'Since he's been in the league, everywhere he's been he surprises you when he gets the gloves off, he surprises you with big hits. He's a hard, physical player that scores goals. And just because he's not the tallest guy in the league, he probably isn't looked at that way. But pound for pound, I'd put him up against a lot of people.' It was a perfectly executed clean hit and the scrum that ensued after it drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Boldy, setting up a carryover power play into the third period on which Raymond made it 3-1 — with a screen from DeBrincat out front. He was excellent on Saturday. 3. The scrum after DeBrincat's hit did take a toll on the Red Wings, though. After Andrew Copp went into the scrum to pull Boldy out, he came up injured — it appeared to be his upper left arm — and did not return to the game. McLellan said after the game that Copp was still being looked at but labeled him doubtful for Sunday's game against Anaheim. Advertisement That would be a significant loss for the Red Wings, as Copp has played a significant role for Detroit lately as the team's second-line center. He's a go-to penalty killer and can get to the middle and dig pucks out for DeBrincat and Vladimir Tarasenko at even strength — to that end, he had the assist to set up DeBrincat's goal Saturday. Copp was playing in his 700th career game and the assist was his 300th career point. This will be an important injury situation to monitor for the Red Wings. 4. While the late turnovers were a big part of the story of the game, McLellan said he 'didn't think our puck management was a disaster. We made a few mistakes that ended up in our net.' He pointed to the Boldy goal as a product of a play on which Detroit had actually disrupted a shot — only for it to bounce right to Boldy. 'It's up in the air and it throws everybody off. It threw the two guys that checked, it threw Vladdy off, it threw off the goaltender. … So, odd.' He did acknowledge the Gustafsson turnover in overtime but pointed to the timing of Rossi coming out of the box as key. 'Odd game,' he said, 'but you've got to know those situations and play them better.' 5. There's no doubt, this was a disappointing loss for the Red Wings. To have two points seemingly in hand, and emerge with only one, is a tough outcome in the midst of a playoff race. Time will tell if it comes back to bite them. But, for now, picking up the point still did help them in the standings — pushing them up into a tie for the first wild card spot with the Senators. There are a host of teams right on their tail, including Columbus two points back with a game in hand, who Detroit will see twice in the next seven days. That outdoor game next Saturday at Ohio Stadium is now looking huge. And for Larkin, who just came back from a week of high-stakes hockey, that experience has only added to his desire to play in those types of games in Detroit. Advertisement 'It's a great experience, and the games were so intense and so much fun,' Larkin said. 'It was a disappointing end for us, and I'm sure (Raymond) will say the same: it definitely is a huge motivator to come back and play today and push our team to make the playoffs.'
