Patrick Kane and the rest of the Red Wings who spoke to the media on Thursday had some interesting things to say about the re-signings of Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider, as noted by MLive’s Ansar Khan…
“Some great news the past few days with (Lucas Raymond signing and then Mo signing, so I think everyone’s kind of relieved that that’s done and over with,” Patrick Kane said. “Both of them are so deserving of their new contracts. Both of them work so hard. They want to be Red Wings. They want to do well for the city and for the organization. So happy for both those guys and for the team as well.”
Kane added, “Mo’s such a good defender, great defenseman. He’s so important playing against top lines every night. Obviously, he’s got a lot of offensive weapons as well, can be dynamic on the power play, can produce offensively from the back end, which is huge.”
And the Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan took note of Kane, Dylan Larkin and coach Derek Lalonde’s remarks regarding Raymond and Seider:
“You see younger players are coming in and having more of an impact and becoming some of your best players,” Kane said. “Those two guys (Seider, Raymond) are no different. Mo is just such a good defender, a great defenseman. You see him playing against top guys every night. He has the offense as well and he can be dynamic on the power play and produce offense from the back end, which is huge.”
Coach Derek Lalonde met with the media before Seider’s contract was announced. But Lalonde said Seider’s absence Thursday wasn’t a major issue.
“We’re ready to embrace Mo whenever he does arrive,” Lalonde said. “Guys (teammates) have been around enough where they understand the RFA (restricted free agent) situation. It was business as usual.”
Likewise captain Dylan Larkin talked before Seider’s signing became official. Larkin said it was “strange” not seeing Seider in camp, but was optimistic the situation would resolve itself quickly — which it did.
“That’s his situation, but I know he wants to be here,” Larkin said. “But it’s between him and his agent and Steve and the guys understand that. He’s a huge part of our team and we need him.”
