Red Wings coach discusses Dylan Larkin's growth this season as well as other young players. Ted Kulfan
Detroit – Say what you will about Jeff Blashill, he is tough.
Whether it is having grown up the son of a Detroit police officer, enduring all the goals against and disappointment of his years striving to be a professional goalie, the fortitude of repeatedly uprooting his family in search of good coaching positions around the country or another reason, Blashill’s molded constitution gives him even keel.
As he grapples with arguably the most difficult tasks for a coach of the Red Wings since at least Steve Yzerman’s earliest days as a player, it is his prime attribute.