Hey pal. Are ya ready for some hockey?
Tomorrow is the big day. We’ll finally see what this team looks like when the Habs come to town for the season-opener. Max Bultman (The Athletic) posted line combinations yesterday, maybe a small sample of what the opening night lineup will look like:
Red Wings Lines today:
Bertuzzi Larkin Raymond
Vrana Copp Perron
Söderblom Rasmussen Sundqvist
Erne Veleno Kubalik
Zadina / SuterChiarot Seider
Määttä Hronek
Hagg Lindstrom
Oesterle— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 12, 2022
PK drills today had the units looking like:
Larkin Copp
Chiarot SeiderRasmussen Sundqvist
Määttä HronekVeleno Erne
Hagg Walman— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 12, 2022
Max posted the power-play lines Tuesday. You can find those on his Twitter page.
I am very intrigued by a second line of Vrana-Copp-Perron. That has potential to be a high-octane trio on offense. Obviously love the third line too, because I think collectively it weighs more than a Ford Focus.
Meanwhile overseas, Marco Kasper is scoring goals.. Honestly thought he was going to attempt the “Michigan”:
Around the NHL
Remember I mentioned the Canadiens earlier? Here they are again, being extremely corny:
I mean no offense, Habs fans, it’s just a goofy tradition that I will always make fun of.
WMU Alum Mattias Samuelsson gets paid by the Sabres
The former 32nd pick in the 2018 NHL Draft gets a nice payday from the team that drafted him. The 22-year-old defenseman signed a seven-year deal worth $30 million. I enjoyed watching him with the Broncos.