Jeff Petry & Derek Lalonde – Morning Skate Media | Nov. 23, 2024

Jeff Petry and Head Coach Derek Lalonde speak with the media following Detroit’s morning skate on Saturday November 23, 2024.

Bruins, Red Wings – 7pm at Little Caesars Arena.

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  1. Jeeez Newsy, maybe if you ever let Albert J. play 2 or 3 games in succession (and NOT just one and done), he could get SOME rhythm to his game. Confidence comes with playing time! No wonder these players look so worried and tense ALL of the time. (I am sure that they don't feel you have any confidence in them, so they get nervous)! Hell….Jeff Petry (and Eric Gustafsson) make(s) more mistakes every single game then this kid does in 2 or 3 games combined; yet Jeff Petry still gets 2nd pair minutes daily. Why the partiality?? If you ever HOPE to balance out these defencive pairings, then this kid needs to be flipped with Jeff Petry on the 2nd pair and paired with Ben Chiarot. Note- Every now and then he gets caught out there between the line changes with Ben Chiarot and he looks really good. (Watch some post game video of this Is scenario and I think you'll see). If I thought that EVERTIME I made an errant play on defence that I would be docked for 3 or 4 games I'd be on pins and needles too ! Try this kid on the 2nd pair a couple shifts per game and see what you've got. The key here is that he gets to play 2 or three games IN A ROW. He can't possibly do any worse then J. Petry has been on that 2nd pair slotting (From experience we've seen that Jeff Petry actually does better on the 3rd line pairing). Lastly, give this kid 2-3 games in a row to proove his worth, then make a decisionn ! 😅

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