ESPN’s Kristen Shilton posted a set of power rankings this morning, and she offers her take on a pleasant conundrum for Red Wings fans–debating whether Lucas Raymond or Moritz Seider has been more impactful as a rookie (thus far):
Previous ranking: 22
Points percentage: 0.500
Upcoming schedule: @ BOS (Nov. 4), @ BUF (Nov. 6), vs. VGK (Nov. 7), vs. EDM (Nov. 9)Lucas Raymond (rookie). The Red Wings are off to their best start in years, and it’s been powered (in large part) by their top freshman. Raymond leads all NHL rookies in goals (four), 5-on-5 points (seven) and total points (nine) through nine games, and is second among rookie forwards in average ice time (16:07). And he has a flair for the dramatic too: Raymond has already scored his first NHL hat trick.
Continued; I’d go with Seider over Raymond, by a nose…
I think Seider has a higher ceiling than Raymond but that makes what he is doing very exciting as well as being difficult.
Not knocking Raymond, he will skate thru a brick wall to get to the net, good shot and again GOES TO THE NET!!
Comparing a DMan to a (younger) forward is difficult.
Seider is closing into a “Good” NHL DMan.
Both are and will be exciting to watch for years.