Red Wings forward Andrew Copp believes he can do more to help the Detroit Red Wings and his early season numbers support that notion. Moved to a line with J.T.
Compher and Patrick Kane, Copp contributed a goal and an assist to 3-2 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers. He now shows four goals and two assists in Detroit’s first nine games. That’s a strong start for a player who posted 13 goals and 33 points last season.
“I would argue that the role wasn’t expanded until tonight,” Copp said. “I’d say it was actually decreased, to be honest. No, I mean, I think that.
I think it’s in my game. When I signed here, that was part of it. It hasn’t necessarily clicked exactly the way I wanted to.
And part of that is myself part of that injury, you know, from two years ago and part of that’s deployment as well.” He makes it clear that he believes if his role his expanded, like it was against Edmonton, he will produce more. He got power play time (1:04) to go with shorthanded time (:49) against the Oilers.
The former University of Michigan standout was eight-for-nine in the faceoff circle. He has scoring in his history: Copp put up 21 goals and 53 points in a combined season for the Winnipeg Jets and New York Rangers. Looked Sharp on New Line “I think I was relied on as a checking line player, play against the other team’s top lines and no power play,” Copp said.
“I think that can kind of change your outlook and your mentality a little bit too. So I’m defin.
