Quick Hits: The Star Edition

Red Wings Rumblings

Wings are off until Saturday, but it was a big weekend in Toronto for Alex DeBrincat, who shined in the NHL All-Star Game with a six-point performance. Somehow Auston Matthews would wind up winning MVP honors…

3G, 3A + a shootout winner.

What a day for our #NHLAllStar! ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/VpCbsxqf5Z

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 3, 2024

"You see the skill on display, you play against some of the best players in the league, so it's definitely a fun time."

Alex DeBrincat, and his son, Archie, spoke with @JamieHersch about his time in Toronto for #NHLAllStar Weekend!@DetroitRedWings | #LGRW pic.twitter.com/7p2XMDPKct

— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) February 4, 2024

Meanwhile, Jonatan Berggren had a nice showing at the AHL All-Star Game over the weekend:

Crushed it 🤩 💨 #AHLAllStar #GoGRG pic.twitter.com/57aD9Lj6I6

— x – Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) February 5, 2024

NHL News

McLellan Fired

Former Wings coach Todd McLellan is without a job again after the LA Kings canned him following a very bad month of hockey. I like the think the Red Wings played a little role in this decision.

Important day of reckoning for the entire hockey world

Police in London, Ontario will host a news conference this afternoon at 2PM ET to provide an update on the investigation into the 2018 Team Canada WJC sex assault case.

The London Police Service will provide an update this afternoon at 2 pm et related to a sexual assault investigation involving players from Canada’s 2018 WJC team.
TSN will broadcast the news conference live and begin our coverage at 1:45.
Chief Thai Truong and Detective Sergeant…

— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) February 5, 2024

Five players, including four NHLers, have been charged in the probe: Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Michael McLeod, and Cal Foote. Alex Formenton, who has been playing in the Swiss league, has also turned himself in.