all but seven of its 32 teams have $3.5 million or less in cap space this season.

I find this astonishing.  25 teams have less than $3.5M in cap space.  What a change from the earlier days of the cap system.  Are the owners making out like bandits?  One would think so.  The cap system prevents them from outbidding each other on all but a few select players.

I think the Wings payroll before the cap was $82 or $84M, however many years ago that was, 17 or 18 maybe.

from Ansar Khan of Mlive,

Theyre playing the right way, theyre committed to keeping it out of the net more than putting it in the net, and with some of the special, elite talent they have, and theyre building around a Vezina-type caliber goalie (Connor Hellebuyck), Red Wings coach Lalonde said. Now its up to us to flip on these tight games and put it in the win column.

The Red Wings (16-15-7) have scored only four goals during this slide. They are 1 for 15 on the power play the past four games and have allowed eight power-play goals over six games.

They have not lost four in a row in regulation this season.

I think its a little stick-to-it and find some more within special teams and a little more five-on-five offense to flip these tight games, Lalonde said.

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from Kevin Allen of Detroit Hockey Now,

Heres what Lalonde said specifically about five of his players after practice:

On Jake Walmans Emergence

Pleasant surprise and a huge credit to him. His play is really good right now. Hes winning battles, hes skating, hes closing gaps, hes confident with the puck. Even those underlying numbers the last 4-5 games, hes our best D-man, has increased role, first matchups, got some power play time, a ton of penalty kill. Keep building him, hopefully he can sustain it.
Hopefully he understands his approach and work ethic hes put in to where his game is now can continue....

On Moritz Seiders Play, Particularly With Walman

Hes been pretty consistent and a darn good player. Weve asked a ton from him. He is the one player who has consistently gotten the other teams top matchup and within our division and conference its a lot to ask for, the top matchup. Those two of late have been good. Weve gone through some of these games and only handful of chances against and theyre doing it against top lines. Mo has been pretty good and consistent throughout and yes, those last 4-5 games those two have been good. They both are playing assertive, fast-twitch, they can skate. Theyre both very noticeable with the puck at times. You can
appreciate their commitment to defense.

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