Of playoff, related note, in the KHL, Alexander Kadeikin didn’t play in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl’s 3-1 loss to SKA St. Peterburgh.
SKA eliminated Lokomotiv 4 games to 1, and Kadeikin probably won’t be signed by the Wings;
In the Swiss NLA, Joren van Pottelberghe served as the back-up in HC Davos’ 5-3 loss to EHC Biel-Bienne. EHC eliminated Davos 4 games to 2.
I believe that JvP has another year as Wings property, and it’s going to take another season for the Wings to decide whether to sign him as he’s just played a very limited role behind Gilles Senn in Davos;
In the OHL, Kaden Fulcher stopped 20 of 23 shots as his Hamilton Bulldogs won 6-3 over Niagara, taking a 1-0 lead in the teams’ first-round playoff series;
And in the WHL, Michael Rasmussen had an excellent playoff debut as the captain of the Tri-City Americans, scoring 2 goals in Tri-City’s 5-0 win over Kelowna.
Rasmussen had 2 goals and an assist, finishing at +1 with 5 shots and went 4-for-5 on faceoffs, and he was named the game’s 3rd star.
The WHL’s Twitter account posted Rasmussen’s goals:
23 seconds is all it takes! @DetroitRedWings prospect @mrasmussen16 makes it 4-0 @TCAmericans! #KELvsTC #WHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/wf9AVZYrOY
— The WHL (@TheWHL) March 23, 2018
? Ra ra Rasmussen/Leading Tri-City to an incredible win. ?
His second of the game makes it a 5-0 win for the @TCAmericans in the first game of the 2018 #WHLPlayoffs! #KELvsTC pic.twitter.com/0sJtLZxQTG
— The WHL (@TheWHL) March 23, 2018
Did something happen to Rasmussen? He looked a little somber after that first goal.
Don’t know why he pointed to the sky…Michael isn’t a big celebration person.
Yes, that worried me a tad. I hope he uses his body more than Mantha.
During the game vs Russia, he skated right by a couple of Russians beaking at him. I swear Ras never blinked his eyes, lol.
Will see how he reacts to the NHL Perrys, Tkachuks, and other pests??
At 6’6″ and some muscle added he should be fine