Abel to Yzerman · Mar 27, 2021
An Embarrassed Team And A Grand Rapids Win
from Ansar Khan of Mlive,
A dreadful performance Thursday by the Detroit Red Wings led to what Bobby Ryan called the hardest practice of the year on Friday.
That needs to translate into a much better effort Saturday when the Columbus Blue Jackets visit Little Caesars Arena for the first of back-to-back weekend matinee games (3 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit).
After a 7-1 loss at Nashville, Ryan said the team focused on battle drills and compete level.
“We didn’t have that (Thursday); we put it into play (Friday),” Ryan said. “Those are games you need some kind of response from. I think we had that today in practice. You want to come in and flush it, ramp up the intensity today and get ready to go.”