There are a trio of articles regarding two Red Wings prospects and a Detroit roster player out this morning in the Swedish and Czech media, but I can’t give you much from any of them because they’re tagged as premium content.
In Aftonbladet, there are profiles of Jonatan Berggren and Albert Johansson stuck behind paywalls, and iSport posted a long article regarding Filip Hronek, too, but that one’s a premium article as well.
As such, the only tidbit of foreign-language news that I can translate for you this morning comes from GT.se, where former Red Wings forward and recent Frolunda Indians signing Christoffer Ehn spoke with Stefan Nilsson regarding a wide range of topics, including Ehn’s take on Red Wings draft pick Lucas Raymond (and, as usual, what follows is roughly translated):
On today’s Frolunda team, there is Detroit’s first choice in the draft, Lucas Raymond. He’s a player that Ehn has a good grasp on.
“He is a player who can decide [games] when it counts, a player who makes a difference. He has the skills, technique, skating and speed, and he can create a lot on his own. He’s a cool player,” says the former Detroit forward.
“I think it is very good for him that he plays this season in Frolunda. I stayed in Frolunda on a loan for one season before I moved over [to the NHL] and it did me very well.”
The Red Wings have a tradition with many Swedes; is that helpful for Lucas Raymond when he goes over?
“It has changed since I got there. Then Henrik Zetterberg had just left, but Swedes like Niklas Kronwall, Jonathan Ericsson and Gustav Nyquist were there. They became a little like extra parents when I was new there,” he says.
“Now it’s not like that. But Lucas will still be well received and cared for. They have scouted him well and are looking forward to him coming.”
