In this edition of The Detroit News' OctoPulse podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Quinn Hughes trade and Todd McLellan's first full season as coach of the Red Wings.

The podcast guest is Phil Osaer, the former head of goaltending scouting and development with the Detroit Red Wings. The 45-year-old Livonia native is now the general manager of Honeybaked Hockey. Honeybaked's U15 team have a 40-7 record with a 27-game winning streak, outscoring the opposition 154-40.

They U15s feature six defensemen at least 6 feet tall and are bigger than the Red Wings' defensive corps with 6-foot-6 Simon Edvinsson and 6-3 Moritz Seider. Honeybaked's 6-4 defensemen are New Hudson's Jake LaMontagne, Ann Arbor's Liam Weaver and Russia's Ivan Belikov. Captain Max Lappan from Livonia is 6-2 and leads the team's defensemen in scoring with 71 points in 48 games.