There was a moment during Todd McLellan’s first practice as coach of the Detroit Red Wings that’s quickly grown to become a viral meme. “Just play ?@#%&! hockey,” he admonished his team.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Todd McLellan painted quite an analogy in discussing how much it means to him to coach the Detroit Red Wings. He's only a week into the job, returning to the team where he was ...

That was two games after Todd McLellan had been named coach, and the Wings were enmeshed in what he termed the "honeymoon" phase of getting to know one another. When they woke up Monday morning ...