Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen wonders aloud whether several members of the Red Wings’ roster currently slated to start the upcoming season in the NHL might lose their spots to young players who compete for and win roster spots:
After watching defenseman Moritz Seider dominate in the Swedish Hockey League in 2020-21, the Red Wings brass was confident he would earn a roster spot last fall.
General manager Steve Yzerman was less sure about Lucas Raymond. He was younger and less experienced than Seider. But Raymond was so impressive in training camp and preseason that he forced the Red Wings to keep him.
That could happen again this season with another rookie or two.
Even though the Red Wings currently boast 27 players with NHL experience on their roster, Yzerman has said he will find a way to keep a rookie if he earns a place on the team.
As the Hall-of-Famer points out, it would be a good problem to have if one of the rookies asserts himself the way Raymond did.
Continued, with discussions as to whether Simon Edvinsson, Jonatan Berggren, Elmer Soderblom, Albert Johansson, Pontus Andreasson might leave Jordan Oesterle, Steven Kampfer, Joe Veleno, Givani Smith or Adam Erne might lose their spots…
