The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan has examined the Red Wings’ forwards and defense, and today, he examines the team’s goaltending pipeline:
► Ville Husso: He formed a good goaltending combination in St. Louis with Jordan Binnington and is optimistic he’ll be part of one with Nedeljkovic.
“It’s always nice to have a good guy or goalie partner with you,” Husso said. “Me and Binnington were pushing each other every day. That’s one thing I learned from him. With Alex, I want to do the same thing, push each other every day in practices and games to get better every day.”
► Alex Nedeljkovic: Yzerman felt Nedeljkovic could take away positives from this past season.
“He at times had great games; he had some not-so-great games,” Yzerman said. “Some of that was due to our overall team play. What I’m really encouraged by is this could have been a tough situation for any goalie, particularly a young guy who doesn’t have a ton of experience. He survived it and he’s not a basket case today.
“It showed his mental toughness, and it’s good for him that he battled the ups and downs. He didn’t get too carried away when things went well for him, and there were some tough nights and he had to go back in the next night and stop pucks.
“At the end of the year, it was a positive year for him.”
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