Ahead of the start of the Red Wings’ 2022 Prospect Tournament, I posted my breakdown of the players participating for the Red Wings’ prospect team. This morning, Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff posted a set of “capsule previews” of each and every player as well.
Let’s go with some under-the-radar guys here:
Seth Barton (23, 6-3, 196, 81st overall, 2018 NHL entry draft)
2021-22 Club: Grand Rapids (AHL)
Played 20 games last season for AHL Griffins . . . Also played five games for ECHL Toledo Walleye . . . Played three seasons at UMass-Lowell.
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Pasquale Zito C (19, 6-1, 176, 166th overall, 2021 NHL entry draft)
2021-22 Club: Windsor (OHL)
Helped the Spitifres reach Game 7 of the OHL final . . . Posted 22-20-42 totals in 49 games for Windsor . . . Traded to Niagara IceDogs during offseason.
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Marcus Limpar-Lantz C (19, 6-0, 187, free agent)
2021-22 Club: Orebo (SHL)
Spent last season with Orebo J20 . . . Also saw action in two senior SHL games . . . Selected by Sarnia (OHL) in CHL import draft, will play for Sting this season.
Continued; Barton is a periphery prospect right now, and he could work his way back into relevance with a good tournament; Zito is definitely a wild card as a plucky, determined center, and Limpar-Lantz could be a “bonus draft pick” next summer–presuming that he’s any good.
