In Red Wings Land

Notes: Red Wings get guest goaltender during practice - RedWings.com
Jimmy Howard took practice off yesterday to attend a funeral so the Wings invited a local guy to fill in and have some fun. Mrazek should get the start tonight, and Wakiji talks to Ouellet about not getting burned by McDavid (hopefully)

Around the League

2018 Olympics: KHL won’t let players go if Russia is banned for doping - SBNation.com
Let's get nuts. Ban Russia and have a men's tourney filled entirely with people nobody has ever heard of. Maybe we'll get a Norway gold medal. I'm ok with that.