DetroitRedWings.com’s Arthur J. Regner profiles Red Wings prospect Dylan Sadowy this morning. As Regner notes in his “By the Numbers” assessment of Sadowy’s 2017-18 season, Sadowy has yet to sort out his game:
Quotable: “I have seen enough of him, certainly this past season and he’s still a young hockey player. You think about these kids coming out of junior, they’re 20 years old, they’ve lived with billets and now you throw them out there on their own. The Red Wings do a great job through development camp, sort of teaching them the ropes of how to be a professional away from the arena, but some of these kids, it does take a little bit longer. So the maturity aspect is coming along, whether it’s through opportunity, whether it’s a guy who is a little bit slower in his development process. Everyone develops at different speeds.
For me in Toledo, he did make strides. The biggest thing for him is he was getting opportunities to score goals, he was touching the puck quite a bit, it was on his stick at our level. In the American League when you try and make that jump, the plays that you make in the ECHL, you’ve got to make them a little quicker now, otherwise the puck is turned over and you’re sitting on the end of the bench at times. I think it’s just the case of a slower developing player. As he improves, he could be an everyday AHL player.
The biggest message for Dylan heading into this summer is go home and have a phenomenal summer, get into the gym, get stronger. If you want those net-front minutes, if you want to be on the penalty kill – because he is willing to block shots – you do have to make sure your legs are stronger, your core is strong. Be ready to compete once training camp starts and obviously with the transition period with the Wings, Grand Rapids, Toledo, he does have an opportunity to potentially make an impact there in Grand Rapids. I like to see guys progress. I like to see guys go from Toledo up to Grand Rapids and obviously the major goal to get up to Detroit. For Dylan, his sole purpose is to come in and make sure he’s ready to compete to earn his spot and earn his job in Grand Rapids.” – Dan Watson, Toledo Walleye head coach
