Dylan Larkin sends humbling reminder to Red Wings teammates after crushing defeat: “Not good enough”
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The Detroit Red Wings captain, Dylan Larkin, calls out his team, with their effort being characterized as “not good enough”.On Little Caesars ice today, the Red Wings didn’t provide enough defense to protect goaltender John Gibson. While the offense didn’t provide support either, the team was demolished 5-1 by the Blackhawks.
John Gibson finished the day with a .789 save percentage. Absymal.
He’d mention that the team wasn’t good at the face-off circle, which led to the majority of the team’s woes today.
The lack of wins on the draw led the team to be outscored by the Blackhawks, and their original six rivals controlled the ice during special teams, which led to a collapse on the penalty kill.
“We just lost a special teams battle, and we have to look after look,” Larkin said after the latest loss, a 5-1 dud against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, Nov. 9.
The Detroit Red Wings Captain calls out the team
They were unable to capitalize on their looks while being shut down by goaltender Arvid Soderblom, who stopped 45 of 46 and ended the game with a .978 save percentage.
The Red Wings won’t play again until Thursday, and will give them plenty of time to regroup and figure out where their weaknesses are at the moment.
One of those should be focusing on shooting with a purpose, creating chances, and getting into the dirty parts of the ice.
The typical hockey speak for “doing what they’re supposed to”.
Larkin stressed the team’s inability to win at the face-off circle and win each consecutive battle on the ice.
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Dylan Larkin sends humbling reminder to Red Wings teammates after crushing defeat: “Not good enough”
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