Detroit Red Wings forward Frans Nielsen and coach Jeff Blashill on importance of prospects producing in preseason on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.
Frans Nielsen smiled as he began to talk.
The Detroit Red Wings are 4-0 in preseason, and prospects are producing. Only so much can be read into that, of course, but for a team fragile on confidence, it helps.
“Preseason is a funny thing,” Nielsen said Monday. “If you lose, you say, well, we’re working on stuff. But for sure it matters — it’s nice to get some wins. The season is sneaking up on us now, and getting that confidence, hopefully everyone has a point or a goal, so you just have a little confidence going into the season.