“Make sure they don’t lock you in your zone. “Every shift you’ve got, you’ve always got to go do it right,” he said.

“I know I can be, every day, in the lineup.”īlashill said Frk playing on the lower lines means he must “grind it out.” When I go on the ice, I’ve got to go show him I can play. “I don’t think so, that I have a problem with my confidence.

“He told me to play with confidence,” Frk said, repeating Blashill’s assertion, in an interview, Tuesday. So, hopefully, I will have a good game today, and stay in the lineup. While it is more difficult scoring on the lower lines, where Frk is confined, his all-around play and skating make it more difficult to defend against the top lines of other teams. Injured a game later, he did not play for eight, through Dec. Playing on a line with Dylan Larkin and Anthony Mantha at the start of the season, Frk, lost to waivers last season only to be reclaimed, scored three goals in his first four games.įrk went on to score three goals in three games, Nov.

His coach, Jeff Blashill, would like to see more of it. The Red Wings talked about the need for the best goaltending they could obtain from Howard and Mrazek to make the playoffs.īut Mrazek played in only 13 games in the first half of the schedule. He returned to Grand Rapids, where his play became integral to the Griffins' Calder Cup, and Coreau found himself back in the AHL this season. 23, 2016, for Coreau’s first win in the NHL.īut his play declined, to a 3.46 goals against average and. With Howard in an off-ice workout, Coreau provided shooting practice for 14 Red Wings. In an optional practice in TD Garden Monday, Coreau’s tasks were intense. “But also, if you put your work in at practice and you bring the same intensity in practice as you do in games, I think you’ll be all right.” “It is an advantage to see some game time,” Coreau said after the morning skate and Jeff Blashill’s announcement that the 26-year-old would get his first start of the season, 10 days and four games after the Wings traded Petr Mrazek. The Bruins went on to a 6-5 win in overtime.Ĭoreau had seen no game action since Feb. The Wings pulled him early in the second period after he allowed his fourth goal on 16 shots. They scored again in the first period to take a 3-2 lead over the Red Wings. While he did not contribute the same way he did back in the 1995 season, Lemieux was detrimental to the 2000 championship.Watch Video: Jeff Blashill on Jared Coreauīut the Bruins beat him on their first two shots on goal on Tuesday, the fourth time they scored twice in the opening minute of a game in their 94-year history. The Devils would go on to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history with the help of Lemieux. Lemieux scored 17 goals that season at 34 years old, providing scoring depth and leadership in the lower part of the lineup. Lemieux would take young players like Scott Gomez and Brendan Morrison under his wing and help guide the Devils to the playoffs. The trade involved a player who was listed on one of the worst re-acquisition in Brian Rolston. Lemieux would be a member of the Avalanche until the Devils re-acquired him during the 1999-2000 season. Coincidentally, the rivalry was against the Detroit Red Wings, the team Lemieux won the Stanley Cup against. Lemieux would cement himself in NHL Rivalry lore by becoming the match that lit the fire in the NHL’s arguably biggest rivalry. Lemieux would win a Cup with the Devils, then promptly be traded to two different times before ending up with the Colorado Avalanche. The 1995 Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Lemieux was traded to the Devils in 1990 and would spend five years with the Devils. Lamoriello needed more toughness up front and decided to make a move. He was originally drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1983 and played for the organization for seven seasons. He is the first player on this list that Lamoriello did not originally draft. Claude LemieuxĬlaude Lemieux has a weird honor on this list. Claude Lemieux of the New Jersey Devils (Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squire /Allsport) 2.

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