Red Wings forward prospect Marco Kasper will play in tonight’s exhibition game against the Washington Capitals (7 PM EDT on DetroitRedWings.com and the Monumental Sports Network), and MLive’s Ansar Khan spoke with Kasper today:
The Red Wings are dressing only a handful of players projected to be on their season-opening roster (top lines will feature Robby Fabbri-J.T. Compher-Daniel Sprong and Klim Kostin-Joe Veleno-Christian Fischer and a top defense pairing of Olli Maatta-Justin Holl).
“I especially like the fact that it’s putting our young guys in some uncomfortable situations, which typically happens in the preseason when you get a very good (opposing) lineup,” Lalonde said.
The Capitals are expected to dress many of their regulars, including Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.
“Nicklas Backstrom was one of my favorite players growing up,” Kasper said. “I watched him a lot. It’s going to be really exciting to play against him.”
Kasper, 19, described his performance in the Prospects Tournament as tough.
“It’s hard to make that adjustment right away to the smaller ice,” he said. “I struggled a bit in the beginning. … Everything is just quicker with the smaller ice. I to adjust. I’m just trying to prove every day I’m getting better and better.”
