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Detroit Red Wings have given Anthony Mantha a checklist. See what's on it

How Anthony Mantha can be a beast for the Detroit Red Wings. Filmed March 28, 2019 in Buffalo, N.Y. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As this season closes, Anthony Mantha is practicing a habit that he hopes will help him start more fires next season.

A fired-up Mantha is a beast, and that’s how he, and the Detroit Red Wings, would like him to play on a consistent basis. To that end, he and coach Jeff Blashill have come up with a list of “fire starters,” a mental checklist Mantha goes through right before a game.