Red Wings prospects Theodor Niederbach and Simon Edvinsson met with the media today at Little Caesars Arena.
The affable Niederbach discussed his improvement over the past season with Frolunda HC, his decision to join Rogle BK, his teammates in William Wallinder and Marco Kasper, and playing with borrowed equipment (including Lucas Raymond’s skates):
And Simon Edvinsson was absolutely lovely. He very much so wants to earn a spot on the Red Wings’ roster if he’s able to do so, and he’s damn determined and confident at the same time despite admitting that the Red Wings added “a lot of names” in free agency. Edvinsson has his own gear, save sticks that he got from Warrior Hockey reps, and he’s staying in Metro Detroit until the World Juniors in Edmonton in early August. Then he’ll go back home to “say goodbye to my family,” and he’ll come back and try to become a Red Wing: