Todd McLellan doesn't wait around when his team is in the top three in the Atlantic Division. After the Detroit Red Wings started the new calendar year 0-1-1, and following a 4-1 thrashing vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins, McLellan didn't hold back.
Post-game, McLellan reiterated that the Wings are far from a finished product. But he also mentioned something that has haunted them since October. "It's evident that we have work to do, The Pittsburgh team was everything we wanted to be tonight -- they started with intensity that backed us off, they were faster than we were, and they smothered us in all three zones.