Red Wings Rumblings
Kulfan has a (paywalled) article with some insight on the newest top prospect in Detroit Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, and how he impressed at development camp. The article includes some observations from Daniel Cleary:
“What stood out for the Wings was Brandsegg-Nygard’s frame, a sturdy 6-foot-1, 207 pounds, and the fact he knew how to use his body to an advantage.
‘You can see he’s strong protecting the puck, and he can shoot it very well,” Cleary said. “Like every young kid, we look at their testing, and they have to get stronger, which they will as they get older and more mature. His skating, he knows he’s got to work on, and he’s driven to work on.'”
The article also talks a little about newcomer Jakub Rychlovsky.
Here’s a fun article for all Red Wings fans — it’s an archived article about Henrik Zetterberg just as he was starting to get noticed as an NHL superstar.
“The new kid arrived in Hockeytown with a mighty reputation and the reigning Stanley Cup champion Red Wings – McCarty in particular – wanted to test his mettle. The kid, 21 at the time, passed the test. Talk about an initiation into the NHL.
“He’s an unbelievable player,” says Red Wings veteran Brendan Shanahan.
“I remember when he first arrived here for training camp, they weren’t sure how he would handle the physicality of the NHL, so Darren ran him a few times in our pre-season camp. It didn’t change the way he played. I remember Mac saying to me, ‘Not only is this kid tough, he’s pretty solid.’ I think he knocked the wind out of Mac.”
In other non-Red Wings news, but also kinda related to the Red Wings, the Minnesota Wild just backed up the cash truck for its future franchise rearguard Brock Faber. The ROTY runner-up signed an 8-year deal worth $68 million, a deal that won’t kick in until 2025-2026. Why is this “kinda related to the Red Wings?” Well, Moritz Seider (along with Lucas Raymond) still are unsigned RFAs. We don’t really know where both sides are at in the negotiation, but I would guess Faber’s deal will, or already has, be a part of the discussion.
With Faber’s deal locked in, I would guess (and it really is just a GUESS) that Seider’s camp could, and should, be looking for an 8-year deal worth at least $72 million.
