Red Wings forward David Perron spoke with St. Louis’ ESPN 101 today, discussing his break-up with the Blues on the Karraker & Smallmon show.
It’s a surprisingly honest 13-minute interview, and as disappointed as he is about leaving St. Louis, he’s excited about joining the Red Wings, its collective of Blues players included:
Both Dominik Kubalik and Olli Maatta spoke with the Red Wings’ media corps regarding joining the team:
37 minutes long:
The Detroit Red Wings’ summer development camp has ended. The Wings’ prospects have stuffed their hockey gear in their equipment bags, and they’re going to spend this afternoon and evening engaging in exit meetings with the Red Wings’ player development staff, coaches and front office.
It always feels weird when these summer development camps end. It’s so incredibly intense to follow the camps, and so draining to try and assess 30-plus players with whom I have varying degrees of familiarity.
I’ve still got today’s write-up to do, and I’m running on four hours of sleep. I got up at 5 AM to get to the rink by 7 (it’s a 45-minute drive to LCA from South Lyon, but I had to post overnight stories and get my slow-to-wake butt out of bed and dressed), and I’ve been at work ever since. I’ll be driving home shortly, which will give me an hour break, but after that, it’s write, write, write…
Continue reading A bit of a reflection on the state of the blog as the summer development camp comes to a closeThe Detroit Red Wings’ prospects took part in a set of 3-on-3 scrimmages to close out their 2022 summer development camp, and the Detroit News’s David Guralnick posted 36 images from this morning’s activities.
The Wings’ 3 hour and 40 minute stream of the games is still available, too:
Enjoy these clips from the Red Wings (and Flint Firebirds):
Ok, Amadeus. ?
Our 113th pick in the 2022 #NHLDraft. pic.twitter.com/lrvmOKE1wI— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 14, 2022
AMADEUS LOMBARDI ??
He pulls off the lacrosse move for his second goal of the game!!!! @DetroitRedWings #WeAreFlint #LGRW #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/IXTUYx01P3— Flint Firebirds (@FlintFirebirds) July 14, 2022
Edvinsson has arrived. #DRWDC pic.twitter.com/dtcmBl2dsw— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 14, 2022
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:
Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen offers a prospective opening-night roster after noting that the Wings are in something of a jam, probably on purpose:
The Detroit Red Wings’ signing of five free agents on Wednesday and another today should improve the lineup. But it also makes it more challenging for rookies Elmer Soderstrom, Jonatan Berggren or Albert Johansson to make the roster this season.
Even Joe Veleno will be fighting for a job.
New coach Derek Lalonde is looking at roster that already has 14 forwards. That does included injured Robbie Fabbri and restricted free agent Filip Zadina. However, it doesn’t include the rookies or Joe Veleno who is waiver exempt. After the Red Wings signed 30-year-old veteran Mark Pysyk today, Lalonde has nine defensemen. That includes Steven Kampfer, who might move up and down from Grand Rapids this season, plus restricted free agent Jake Walman.
It doesn’t include rookie Simon Edvinsson who should make the team. The Red Wings are as excited about him as they were about Moritz Seider.
But GM Steve Yzerman also may not be done making changes. Yzerman has explored trade options during this offseason. He $10,296,000 million in cap space remaining. We could see more players coming and going.
MLive’s Ansar Khan weighs in on this morning’s Mark Pysyk signing, and it’s very possible that the Wings want this logjam after all:
The Detroit Red Wings signed 10-year NHL veteran defenseman Mark Pysyk to a one-year, $850,000 contract Thursday, adding to a crowded blue line.
The Red Wings have eight NHL defensemen: right-shooters Moritz Seider, Filip Hronek, Gustav Lindstrom and Pysyk, and left-shooters Ben Chiarot, Olli Maatta, Jordan Oesterle and Jake Walman, a restricted free agent who they qualified and are expected to sign. Plus, top 2021 pick Simon Edvinsson will compete for a roster spot in training camp.
They also have Stephen Kampfer, a former Michigan defenseman who has played in parts of eight NHL seasons and spent last year in the Kontinental Hockey League.
Continued; don’t you want 8 NHL defenders to start a season?
Per the Grand Forks Herald’s Brad Elliott Schlossman:
Canada’s World Junior Championship roster is typically littered with players from Canadian major junior leagues. College players have not traditionally been a staple.
That’s why it’s notable that Hockey Canada has added UND incoming freshman forward Dylan James to its World Junior summer development camp.
The camp is scheduled from July 23-27 in Calgary, which is James’ hometown. Of the 49 players invited to the camp, only four are college-bound — James, forward Adam Fantilli (Michigan), forward Ryan Greene (Boston University) and defenseman Corson Ceulemans (Wisconsin).
The World Juniors will be held from Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Halifax, N.S., and Moncton, N.B.
James is currently at development camp with the Detroit Red Wings, who selected him in the second round, No. 40 overall, in last week’s NHL Draft. James will be the highest-drafted player on UND’s roster this season.
