A day after replacing the fired Derek Lalonde as Detroit coach, and without even one full practice under his belt with his new club, Todd McLellan was behind the bench on Friday in a 5-2 Red Wings loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Little Caesars Arena.

DETROIT — From the very first minute of his introductory news conference Friday, Todd McLellan made clear what kind of changes he intends to inspire as the new head coach of the Detroit Red Wings.

Todd McLellan's first message to the Detroit Red Wings was to play harder, faster and smarter. For a second straight game, the Wings were booed on home ice, their performance Friday against the Auston Matthews-less Toronto Maple Leafs not much better than ...