The Detroit Red Wings are doubling down on toughness this season, trading picks for gritty forward Keenan Kolesar—last year’s seventh-highest hit man—to ignite a physical, puck-controlling style. Coach Todd McLellan wants every player to bring that edge, especially young talents like Seider and Edvinsson, and prospects like Brandsegg-Nygard, who could make opponents pay. The plan? Dominate the offensive zone through relentless physicality, force turnovers, wear down rivals, and turn defense into offense—because being harder to play against is the ultimate game plan.

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