Detroit – Dennis Cholowski spent the summer here working almost daily with skills coaches and hearing the same things.
He heard it so much, he has it memorized.
“Being more assertive and aggressive, especially in the defensive zone, making sure I win my (puck) battles, kill plays as fast as I can, and make sure my gaps are good and get the puck north as quick as I can,” Cholowski said. “They were preaching that a lot to me this summer.”
All the practice and preaching might have paid off.
The Wings’ must submit their season-opening roster by Tuesday at 5 p.