Hi everybody and welcome to Episode 85 of Season 2 of Red Wings Rant: Where tirades and impassioned pleas about your Detroit Red Wings, finally, have a home.

The Red Wings will be facing off with the Chicago Blackhawks in the first preseason game of the season. Let’s dive deep into the performances from this first preseason game and figure out who stood out, who struggled, and if anyone sealed their fate for this upcoming season.

Discussion Topics:

-Alex Cotton looking like dog shit

-Officiating was  Terrible

-The Red Wings Power Play looked better than last year

-Bobby Ryan (8.05 points per 60) is earning a job somewhere. Ryan looks great with Goals and assists for the Red Wings against the Blackhawks.

-Adam Erne also looking like he’s bringing over his production from last season to this year (6.19 Points per 60, 2 assists) back to the Detroit Red Wings

-Calvin Pickard looked great not allowing a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks(2.47GSAx), Greiss and Lankinen were both negative.

In the first preseason game of the season, all eyes will be on Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider. While Moritz Seider appears to be a lock for a role, most want to see just how good he really is. For Lucas Raymond, he has proved he can stand out with his performance in the prospect tournament and the Red and White game, but can he translate that to his game when facing the Blackhawks.

Fans will also be looking to see which defensemen will be winning out the bottom-pairing role and who will be carried into the season as backups. Steve Yzerman already revealed he’ll be going into the season with 8 defensemen, so who will it be? Wyatt Newpower, Gustav Lindstrom, Jordan Oesterle? And will one of those gentlemen steal a spot from Troy Stecher or Marc Staal?

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