I’ve offered a scouting report of the Red Wings’ participants taking part in this weekend’s Prospect Games against Dallas, the Prince George Cougars’ website let us know about Ondrej Becher and free agent invites Borya Valis and Bauer Dumanski, and today, the Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan offers 5 players that he’s going to keep his eye on over the course of this weekend’s games:
▶ Michael Brandsegg-Nygard: Many eyes will be on the Wings’ first-round draft pick throughout the weekend and into the exhibition season. The way Brandsegg-Nygard, 18, held his own at the world championships last spring, and the fact he already has a strong NHL body (6-foot-1, 198 pounds) gives him a shot, albeit a long one, to make the Wings’ opening-night roster. Scouts have consistently raved about his shot, so that’ll be something to watch. It’ll be interesting to see how Brandsegg-Nygard looks against prospects of equal caliber.
▶ Shai Buium: The 2021 second-round pick helped Denver win two NCAA championships before he turned pro last spring. Buium, 21, got into one game with the Griffins and is set to begin his pro career there in October. A big (6-foot-3, 210 pounds), mobile defenseman, it’ll be interesting how and where Buium slots into the depth chart in the next couple of years, among several other prime prospects.
▶ Carter Gylander: Sebastian Cossa and Trey Augustine are likely ahead of Gylander (6-foot-4, 170 pounds) in the organizational depth chart, but Gylander (2019 seventh-round pick) finished a fine career at Colgate and now begins his pro career. Gylander, 23, gets a chance to get things rolling if he plays well in these games.
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