The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement, a major change by general manager Steve Yzerman more than a third of the way through another disappointing season in the place known as “Hockeytown.

McLellan, in charge of the Red Wings’ potent power play back in the day, needs to get more out of top-six forwards Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane and particularly Vladimir Tarasenko. He needs to tap into Michael Rasmussen, Jonatan Berggren and Marco Kasper’s potential.