Red Wings fire Derek Lalonde, hire Todd McLellan

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The Detroit Red Wings fired Derek Lalonde and named Todd McLellan their new head coach on Thursday.

Lalonde, 52, is 13-17-4 in his third season on the bench and 89-86-23 overall. Detroit is seventh in the Atlantic Division and on pace to miss the playoffs for the ninth straight season.

McLellan, 57, was fired as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings last February after compiling a 1