Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg and coach Jeff Blashill answer questions Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press
Jeff Blashill smiled as he said the words: “We have to get to the net hard.”
The Detroit Red Wings’ emphasis on “dirty goals” — the kind scored around the crease — is being recast in light of confusion surrounding what constitutes goaltender interference. If it’s OK to bump a goalie in his crease, which happened to Petr Mrazek over the weekend, maybe the Wings can be more physical around 6-foot-3 goalie Tuukka Rask, whose Boston Bruins are in town Tuesday.