Red Wings vs. Kraken: Petry out, DeBrincat honored

Daniel Sprong was part of a Seattle team that made the playoffs and won a first-round series for the first time last year.  He sees parallels between last year’s Kraken and this year’s Red Wings: “We have four lines that can play, we have six really good D, seven really, and really good goaltending,” he said after the morning skate. “We play a fast game. We’re hard to play against up and down the lineup. That makes it hard matchup-wise on the road and at home, anybody can play against anyone.”

Tonight’s game is part of the NHL’s Frozen Frenzy, where all 32 teams play in games that start at 15-minute intervals.

Tonight’s game will have a puck drop at 8:23, nearly an hour later than usual. Lal0nde’s assessment of the starting time was succinct: “I hate it.” DeBrincat, on the other hand, was nonplused: “Maybe just a little longer nap in the middle of the day. Pretty much everything else is the same. Just try to stick to the same routine. It’s just an hour later. It’s not too bad.”

On a happier note …

Still no word as to whether it’s an upper-body or lower-body injury. …

Seattle’s Andre Burakovsky will be out for 6-8 weeks after he was injured in Saturday’s loss to the New York Rangers.  Burakowsky had had a “successful procedure to address an upper body injury,” the t4am said. …

Former Red Wing Jonathan Ericsson has begun a new venture in his post-hockey career.