Bleacher Report’s Lyle Richardson offers “1 player on every NHL team to get excited about ahead of the 2025-2026 season,” and the Red Wings’ participant is an obvious choice:
Detroit Red Wings: Lucas Raymond
Detroit Red Wings fans haven’t had much to get excited about with their team mired in a nine-season playoff drought. However, the play of Lucas Raymond should help them get their hopes up entering this season.
Raymond is among a group of rising young Red Wings that includes defensemen Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson and center Marco Kasper. The 23-year-old right wing has steadily improved, leading the Wings in scoring in each of the last two seasons, including a career-best 80 points in 2024-25.
A talented play-maker, Raymond’s consistent development makes him the Red Wings’ best offensive player. He should remain a threat to reach 80-plus points this season, and will be a key factor in the Wings’ hopes of ending their long postseason drought.
Continued; Raymond’s probably the team’s best goal scorer, too, so there’s that…
