TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — They’ve come a long way already, the new coach and his “true” captain.
When Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman hired Derek Lalonde away from the Tampa Bay Lightning back in late June, one of Lalonde’s first phone calls was to Dylan Larkin, Detroit’s homegrown leader.
And while that line of communication sounds crystal clear now, there apparently was a brief moment of confusion.
