The Detroit News
Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde made his debut on Tuesday as a guest analyst during Sportsnet's Stanley Cup playoff coverage in Toronto.
Lalonde's first appearance was in the first intermission of Game 1 of the Toronto Maple Leafs-Tampa Bay Lightning series at Scotiabank Arena. He was on the TV set along with Sportsnet host Ron MacLean, former NHLers Kelly Hrudey and Kevin Bieksa along with hockey insider Elliotte Friedman.
"Big debut for DET coach Derek Lalonde as an analyst," Friedman tweeted. "He good."
Lalonde, who was an assistant coach for four seasons with the two-time Stanley Cup champion Lightning before guiding the Red Wings to a 35-37-10 record this season, said Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper was trying to put checking center Anthony Cirelli on Toronto's high-scoring center Auston Matthews.