This week, The Athletic's Max Bultman stops by the Podcast to discuss in-depth one of the NHL's most surprising and fascinating teams, the Detroit Red Wings, the team he covers on a day-to-day basis. We cover everything to the incredible performances of Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider, what Steve Yzerman has done in the course of this rebuild, Jeff Blashill's future and when we can declare the rebuild officially over. Max, one of the younger journalists on a full-time beat this season, also discusses his journey to becoming a writer at the Athletic. After the interview, Chris takes a look at some of the topics of note this week including Marco Rossi's time in the AHL, looking at the Canadian and U.S. World Junior candidates, the latest on the U.S. Men's Olympic Team and more.

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