The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan filed a notebook article in which he discusses the performances of Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond:
Raymond, 19, assisted on three Wings goals, helping him extend his NHL rookie lead to 13 points (five goals, eight assists). The five goals tie San Jose’s Jonathan Dahlen for the rookie lead. Seider, 20, is second to Raymond with 10 points. Seider’s nine assists leads all rookies.
The two players have shown they’re ready for the NHL from the first puck drop this season.
“It’s a really hard league to be good on a night-to-night basis — they’ve been pretty good on a night-to-night basis,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “(Raymond) really dug in in the third (period). That line (with Tyler Bertuzzi, Pius Suter) was excellent as we got going. Moritz plays big minutes. I didn’t think he’d played as good through parts of the game, but when the game was on the line in the third, he was really good.”
As good as Seider was Saturday, Raymond’s contributions were just as important. Raymond’s playmaking ability has been a pleasant development for the Wings, who are in need of offense.
“There’s a reason he (Raymond) was drafted that high,” Seider said of Raymond, the fourth overall pick in 2020 by the Wings. “He’s showing what he’s got. We know what his abilities are in the locker room. He’s just doing his job but he’s doing it phenomenally.”
