DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan doesn’t want to hear that teams often struggle to find their legs in their first game back after a West Coast trip.

“I don’t buy that at all. That excuse is for losers,” McLellan said. “We never talk about it after a team plays really well when they come home from a road trip. We usually only talk about it after a crappy game, and we don’t plan on having a crappy game, so there’s no excuses.”

The Red Wings (9-5-0) host the New York Rangers Friday (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Extra), after finishing a 3-2 trip Tuesday with a 1-0 loss to Vegas.

“The first thing we have to do is come home and get engaged,” McLellan said.

“We’ve had some time to rest all day (Wednesday) and get the cobwebs out today. We did have some cobwebs early in pract

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