The Red Wings are playing well and not scoring, and Greg and Ryan have the numbers: ninth in 5v5 expected goals for per 60, last in goals scored above expected. They talk about why the team needs more traffic in front of the net, how Andrew Copp’s goal against St. Louis showed it, and Moritz Seider acting as the team’s de facto captain.

Then Simon Edvinsson, who has to sign by December 1st or sit out the year. The hosts give their odds, explain why an offer sheet would favor Detroit, and look at trade ideas involving Michael Misa, Matvei Michkov, and Elias Pettersson, and how an Edvinsson deal could make a Dylan Larkin trade easier.

Plus a handful of fan questions, and first reactions to the PWHL Detroit name and logo, the Detroit Clutch.

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The Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers on the first half of a back-to-back, and Greg and Ryan record with the Tampa game still going. They start with Pierre LeBrun’s report that Pat Brisson turned down Shawn Horcoff’s request to expand Dylan Larkin’s list, why Horcoff holds the leverage, and Brandon Hagel’s comments on players requesting trades. They also dig into the Simon Edvinsson angles, from the CAA connection to sign-and-trade and offer-sheet scenarios, and the goalie situation with Gibson hurt, Tarasov in, and Postava waiting in Grand Rapids.

Second half: Michael Brandsegg-Nygård is doing something no NHL player has done since hits started being tracked. The hosts go through his place in the hit leaderboard and rookie scoring, the Calder case, and where he compares to Johan Franzen, Brendan Shanahan, and Dan Cleary. Plus a look at a very tough November schedule.

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Episode 415. Dylan Larkin’s agent, Pat Brisson, told Shawn Horcoff that Larkin will no longer play for the Red Wings, and the team responded by suspending him without pay. Greg and Ryan break down the Red Wings’ statement, Brisson’s statement, Darren Dreger’s report that CAA believes trades on the 10-team list were close, and Horcoff’s press conference.

They cover Larkin’s season so far, how Emmitt Finnie took over the top center spot, how the team played against Chicago with Larkin gone, and why Horcoff has leverage. Also: Larkin’s career totals with Detroit (818 games, 278 goals, 649 points), what he’s giving up in salary, and what a first game back at Little Caesars Arena would look like.

Second half: Simon Edvinsson still has no contract. Elliotte Friedman says Detroit and San Jose have talked about him, and Michael Misa’s name keeps coming up. Greg and Ryan walk through the San Jose cap math, the Dmitry Orlov angle, why an Edvinsson trade could unlock a Larkin deal, and where the Wild, Devils, Mammoth, Golden Knights, and Stars fit on Kevin Weekes’ list of likely Larkin destinations.

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