Year of McLellan and Gibson's Resurgence ft. Max Bultman - Dec. 28th, 2025

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2025 has been the Year of Todd McLellan for the Detroit Red Wings and Hockeytown fans.

Tune in (as we're joined by Max Bultman of The Athletic Detroit) as we begin by recapping Detroit's electric comeback win against Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars, including John Gibson's 8th straight win, James van Riesmdyk's redemption and unbelievable pass, Dylan Larkin's multi-goal heroics, Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider continuing to rack up points, strong play from Michael Rasmussen, Edvinsson & Finnie contributing, & more (4:30). After that, the Red Wings' ugly loss to Brind'Amour and the Carolina Hurricanes, including Rasmussen and Copp chipping in (from Sandin-Pellikka & Leonard) and not much else going Steve Yzerman's squad's way (13:50).

We then jump into the Red Wings' 5v5 scoring questions: has the top line with Larkin, Raymond, and Finnie been stagnant? Will putting Marco Kasper in that spot solve two issues? How much has the team been relying on Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat, and Andrew Copp? (36:05)

Next, John Gibson's redemption in net ahead of Cam Talbot and with Sebastian Cossa making waves (46:20), as well as a look at Justin Faulk as a potential trade target for Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings to bolster the blue line behind Seider, Edvinsson, Sandin-Pellikka, and Chiarot (53:20).

After that, a look at Red Wings prospects at the World Juniors (Carter Bear, Eddie Genbord, Max Plante, Michal Pradel, Michal Svrcek) & Dan Watson's Grand Rapids Griffins setting AHL records with Sebastian Cossa & Co. leading the way (1:02:45).

All of that & lots more before we take your questions and comments in our Overtime segment (1:08:55) - enjoy!

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