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UPDATE: The #RedWings today recalled Jonatan Berggren, Austin Czarnik and Simon Edvinsson from the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins under emergency conditions.

Additionally, the #RedWings have placed Christian Fischer on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 23. pic.twitter.com/fSx1DfMcN0
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) December 26, 2023

Welcome back from the holiday break, and welcome back to these 3. Not sure why Edvinsson was sent down prior to the holiday break (I’m assuming there were cap implications even though no games were played in the NHL or AHL) but it’ll be good to see him get another rep vs the Wild tonight. Ditto Berggren.

Around The League

Bold NHL predictions for 2024: A Canadian team makes the Stanley Cup Final

Surely 2024, with some great storylines already percolating this year and more than a little off-season intrigue to follow, will bring us some incredible happenings. Ryan Dixon has a six-pack of spicy predictions for the new hockey year ahead.

I’m not sure how bold Dixon is really being when he picks 4 different teams as possible Finals candidates… especially when he’s guessing on 3 out of the 8 teams in the West that will make the playoffs. The rest of these are… maybe italicized? I’m not sure I’d really call any of them BOLD apart from the Columbus entry, but they’re certainly predictions. Maybe we should check in on our own Bold Predictions?

LGRW

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