WDIV’s David Bartkowiak Jr. is back with his latest “Dear Red Wings” column, and today, he discusses the Red Wings’ offseason additions, and he makes his predictions for the Wings’ opening-night roster:
Forward line 1: LW Filip Zadina | C Dylan Larkin | RW Lucas Raymond*
Forward line 2: LW Tyler Bertuzzi | C Pius Suter | RW Robby Fabbri
Forward line 3: LW Vladislav Namestnikov | C Michael Rasmussen | RW Adam Erne
Forward line 4: LW Givani Smith | C Mitchell Stephens | RW Sam Gagner
Defensive pairing 1: Danny DeKeyser | Filip Hronek
Defensive pairing 2: Nick Leddy | Moritz Seider*
Defensive pairing 3: Marc Staal | Troy Stecher
Goalies: Alex Nedeljkovic | Thomas Greiss
*Lucas Raymond might make the opening night lineup, but I’m not sure he will spend his entire season up in the NHL. Let’s see how it goes. Obviously we’re all very eager to see him make an impact.
*Moritz Seider went to camp and the preseason to prove he belongs in the NHL. I can’t imagine him not being in this lineup.
