‘DREAM COME TRUE’

DeBrincat had a bit of a rough go last season, but he hopes a Detroit homecoming will get both him and his beloved Red Wings harkening back to their glory days

BY BOB DUFF

EVERY SO OFTEN, ALEX DeBrincat has to stop and pinch himself. Just to be certain this isn’t all just some elaborate dreamscape. Reality, after all, is rarely so pleasantly accommodating. Once DeBrincat was certain there was no future for him with the Ottawa Senators, there was only one place he wanted to land. He was seeking a homecoming, and he got just that. On July 9, a year and two days after DeBrincat arrived in Ottawa, the Senators dealt the native of Farmington Hills, Mich., to the Detroit Red Wings for Dominik Kubalik, Donovan Sebrango and two draft picks. “It’s super exciting, obviously,” DeBrincat said. “Growing up here and rooting for the Red Wings when I was younger, it’s definitely a dream come true. I do have to say I don’t…

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