{"id":567210,"date":"2026-04-06T04:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567210\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T04:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:25:09","slug":"red-wings-coach-exasperated-by-his-team-detroit-hockey-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567210\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Wings Coach Exasperated by His Team \/ Detroit Hockey Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

As he was acknowledging that his team was running out of runway to make the NHL playoffs, it was evident that Detroit<\/a> Red Wings coach Todd McLellan<\/a> was running short on patience with his perplexing team.<\/p>\n

Clearly, he\u2019s also running out of ideas to motivate this moribund bunch.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all over the map with poking and prodding and then a little bit of a hug here,\u201d McLellan said. \u201cWe have to find some consistency so that they will too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Consistency was again an elusive quality for the Red Wings during Sunday\u2019s 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Wild<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Detroit took a 1-0 lead into the dressing room for the first intermission. That\u2019s a rarity for this team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t mind our first period,\u201d McLellan said.<\/p>\n

Red Wings Can\u2019t Live With Prosperity<\/p>\n

Living with prosperity once again wasn\u2019t on the agenda of things to do for the Red Wings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe score first, we have a lead, we get in between periods, and now we\u2019re discussing what we\u2019re going to do the period coming up,\u201d McLellan said. \u201cWe win the opening faceoff, which is always important. You have possession right away, and bang, it\u2019s in your net. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe lollygag around and don\u2019t advance the puck.\u201d<\/p>\n

Detroit defenseman Simon Edvinsson<\/a> lost a puck battle along the wall to Joel Eriksson Ek, who sent Matt Boldy on his way for Minnesota\u2019s first goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo now it\u2019s in our net and our team right now, as soon as it doesn\u2019t go our way, we crumble for a while,\u201d McLellan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then a couple more mistakes, a horrendous change by two defensemen at the same time, and all of a sudden it\u2019s (4-1).\u201d<\/p>\n

It was Moritz Seider and Edvinsson who went for the ill-advised change, leaving Kirilli Kaprizov an open lane to the Detroit net to score his second of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you can feel the energy go from excitement in the building to disappointment in the building,\u201d McLellan said. <\/p>\n

Appropriately on Easter Sunday, the Red Wings would rise up and amazingly, tie the game at 4-4 with three third-period goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe go out in the third, we get playing a half-decent game again, and now it starts to come back,\u201d McLellan said. \u201cWe pick ourselves up off the mat, but it\u2019s too late, and we did it again today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Selfish Kane Penalty Finishes Off Red Wings<\/p>\n

Just when it looked as if the Red Wings, at the very least, would escape with a valuable point, the most experienced and most successful player on the roster decided no, that\u2019s not the way it\u2019s going to go.<\/p>\n

Patrick Kane, after scoring the tying goal in a wild 3 goal comeback, takes one of the most needless, stupid penalties I’ve ever seen late in the 3rd period, leading to a Minnesota goal & a regulation loss for Detroit with their season on the line.<\/p>\n

Can’t believe it. #LGRW<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/z9YQirClyp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ryan Hana (@RyanHanaWWP) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Heading to the bench for a change, three-time Stanley Cup winner Patrick Kane<\/a> pointlessly pulled the legs out from under Minnesota defenseman Quinn Hughes.<\/p>\n

Only moments earlier, Kane had netted the tying goal.<\/p>\n

Kane was sent to the penalty box for tripping with 3:37 left in regulation. Kaprizov scored the game-winner on the ensuing power play.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, it hurts,\u201d McLellan said of Kane\u2019s penalty. \u201cIt hurts. We get the comeback, and we take a penalty 150 feet from our net. Not even in the play. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Time is running out on the Red Wings. They are suffering a death from a thousand cuts. The majority of them are self-inflicted wounds.<\/p>\n

You better believe it hurts.<\/p>\n