The Detroit Red Wings’ prospects will begin their 2022 Prospect Tournament journey in earnest today as they host Kent Johnson and the Columbus Blue Jackets today at 3 PM EDT (to be streamed by the Red Wings) up here in Traverse City.
As such, Detroit Hockey Now’s Nate Brown posted an article discussing the excitement surrounding the prospect tournament:
On one side you have the towering forward Elmer Soderblom, who very well could be a steal in the sixth round of the 2020 Draft. Patrolling the blue line will be six-foot-four Simon Edvinsson, a giant in his own right. Sure, he’s trying to be the third first-round pick in consecutive years to be on the opening roster following training camp and the preseason.
Edvinsson will be player many fans and analysts are watching closely. But it goes beyond him. In fact, the Red Wings are sitting in one of their best spots in over half a decade. No longer will the prospects signal the future. Many of them could be “right now” if they continue the trajectory they’re on.
But the biggest difference: the angst over whether they’ll make it or not has been replaced with more of “when they’re ready.”
The patience it turns out is more organic now.
Continued; we’ll see what happens today…
