Although the Red Wings are 1-3-1, they\u2019re relatively upbeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, (there has been) a lot of noise on the outside, but in here, we\u2019re trying to stay close-knit and just like coming to the rink every day,\u201d DeBrincat said. \u201cI think we\u2019ve done a good job. Everyone\u2019s in good spirits, and we\u2019re having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Red Wings want that to continue, and they want everyone empowered to lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt might be the young Swedes setting up something,\u201d Seider said. \u201cJust take charge of something. Do something on your own. Set something up. Do something for the guys. It can be as little as setting up coffee for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
The leadership group meets to discuss everything from how the team is playing to how it travels. McLellan said everyone has a voice.<\/p>\n
Asked if he and Raymond were doing more as liaisons between the coaches and players, Seider said: \u201cNo. I think, honestly, no. It\u2019s pretty chill, honestly. We have a great group of guys in here. If there are things that need to be addressed within the team going forward to the coaches, I think, yeah, we\u2019ll talk to them, but I think everyone is kind of having the mindset now that we always know Todd\u2019s door is open. You can walk into his office no matter what.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that\u2019s something we try to emphasize in the locker room too. If you guys have a problem, don\u2019t wait. Don\u2019t sit on it. Usually, it doesn\u2019t make it any better. If there\u2019s something that needs to be cleared up, let\u2019s do it right away. I think everybody\u2019s feeling better afterwards. It might not be resolved, but I think everybody can move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeBrincat said the dynamic has been good during games.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had a couple letdowns here and there, and we address it in the locker room,\u201d DeBrincat said. \u201cI mean, even before Todd comes in, we all know what he\u2019s going to say. We all say it ourselves. I feel like we\u2019re really doing a good job of holding each other accountable this year and being a team, pulling the same rope. No one\u2019s better than (anyone else), and we\u2019re going to continue with that attitude and stick to the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
That includes Larkin. He missed the preseason and the first two regular-season games with an upper-body injury. He was booed during introductions at the opener Oct. 2 and when he returned to play Oct. 6. But he turned the boos into cheers with a goal and an assist during his season debut, and the boos quieted during his second game Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think some guys have stepped up, but everyone for the most part, you\u2019re just being yourself,\u201d DeBrincat said. \u201cEven \u2018Larks.\u2019 I mean, it doesn\u2019t matter if he has a \u2018C\u2019 on his jersey or not. He\u2019s still going to be the leader he is. That doesn\u2019t change anything. When we go into the game, we\u2019re a team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Although the Red Wings are 1-3-1, they\u2019re relatively upbeat. \u201cObviously, (there has been) a lot of noise on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":880677,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":["post-880676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=880676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/880677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=880676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=880676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=880676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}