The Detroit Red Wings are two weeks into Todd McLellan's reign as head coach, and so far, the vibes, as Marco Kasper put it, are good.

DETROIT – Todd McLellan has been back in Detroit for two weeks, but he’s thinking about Southern California these days. Wildfires have ravaged the Los Angeles-area destroying thousands of homes and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. McLellan coached the Los Angeles Kings from 2019-20 until midway through last season.

Instead, Alex Lyon has started four of the Red Wings' six games under McLellan's leadership. However, after Lyon had to leave Detroit's 3–2 overtime victory over the Senators Tuesday after just one period and the Red Wings re-called goaltender Ville Husso from the AHL yesterday,

Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan began his Thursday comments with a message regarding the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area.