Among Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen’s training camp notes is this regarding Red Wings forwards Michael Rasmussen and Robby Fabbri, as well as defenseman Simon Edvinsson:
Michael Rasmussen and Robby Fabbri are recovered from their injuries. “It’s obviously been a hard journey for both Robby and Michael. I think they’ve done a lot of work to be where they are right now. It’s looking great. They’re looking sharp and speedy, they’re looking explosive.”
Nothing has been settled, but the Red Wings seem to be planning to use Rasmussen on the wing. He looked more dangerous offensively when they tried him there.
“We still trust him at center,” Lalonde said. “Obviously with the addition of (JT) Compher, and hopefully Joe Veleno takes another step, we might see Ras on the wing. Completely different player on the wing last year. In the underlying numbers, he drove some offense. When he’s on the wing, he seems a lot more productive and can drive some lines a little bit. Versatile player… I think being on the wing frees him up a little more to maybe establish a forecheck, to play a little more north-south game, which I thought suited him.”
All eyes are on Simon Edvinsson, coming off shoulder surgery. Last season, he played nine games with the Red Wings. He didn’t look out of place.
“He was good, maybe a little rusty there,” Lalonde said. “It’s tough not being able to get those reps. It does look like he did some work staying in shape. Sometimes some of his skill just shows up, to be that big and have hands like that. He scored a nice goal in practice today and did some nice things in tight areas. It’s going to take him a little bit of time to get some of that rust off.”
