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Red Wings News: Todd McLellan unleashes the brutal truth, prospect scores hat trick

On Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve, the Detroit Red Wings thought they would go into their one-day break with momentum. Instead, they were wrong, getting embarrassed by a Nashville Predators team that put up six goals on them.

Want more fun? The Preds came into this game 32nd in goals scored with just 51, or 2.31 per contest. They also skated into Hockeytown with the best odds to land the number-one overall pick in 2026.

But wait, it gets "better." The Wings were facing goaltender Justus Annunen, not star goaltender Juuse Saros. Annunen had 28 saves in 31 shots in this one, and he came into the game sporting a 4.