Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis posted an article discussing the play of 10 “rookie” players who have stood out during the NHL’s 2023-2024 preseason play, and he includes Simon Edvinsson on his list:
Simon Edvinsson, D (Detroit Red Wings)
There are a few defenders that could have been on this list, but Edvinsson already looks better than most of the veteran blueliners on the Red Wings’ D-core. Paired alongside Jeff Petry, Edvinsson has shown standout gap control and two-way play, and he can clearly keep up with the pace. As a 6-foot-6 defender, Edvinsson does an excellent job of taking space away. He’s ready for the NHL, but we’ll see if they’d rather sit someone making a bit more cash in favor of letting a young defender take ice time away.
Continued; as I said earlier this morning, I don’t think that Edvinsson is quite NHL-ready yet, but I do think that he’ll be on the Wings’ NHL roster by the end of the season, on a permanent basis.
Ellis also gives Nate Danielson an “honorable mention.”
