Dmitri Buchelnikov was the only Red Wings prospect who skated on Monday, and, in the VHL, his SKA Neva St. Petersburg team lost 4-2 to Khimik Voskresensk.
Buchelnikov finished with an assist and +1 with 5 shots, playing 18:30.
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Here’s Ville Husso’s updated 2023-2024 mask
Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso will be wearing a mask by Finnish equipment manager and artist Joni Hallikainen, or “Bonhallik Customs,” this upcoming season, and it’s an evolution of his 2022-2023 season mask:
Video: ‘Sights and Sounds’ from the Red vs. White Game
From the Red Wings comes this 3:43 clip of “Sights and Sounds” from the Red vs. White Game on Sunday:
Red Wings reassign Finnie, release Loukus, Sima
Per the Red Wings:
RED WINGS TRIM ROSTER BY THREE
… Red Wings to Host Pittsburgh on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena; Game to Air on Bally Sports Detroit Extra and 950 AM …
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today assigned forward Emmitt Finnie to the Western Hockey League’s Kamloops Blazers and released forwards Dean Loukus and Nic Sima from their amateur tryouts.
The Red Wings currently have 54 players on their training camp roster: 31 forwards, 16 defensemen and seven goaltenders. Detroit begins its eight-game preseason schedule with a home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena. The game will air on Bally Sports Detroit Extra and 950 AM.
Can Moritz Seider hit 70 points this season?
DobberHockey’s Tom Collins is predicting a big season for Moritz Seider. Will he hit 70 points this year? Collins thinks that Seider is one of 10 candidates to do just that:
6. Moritz Seider: The signing of [Shayne] Gostisbehere in the offseason has to be a little unsettling for Seider owners and dampens the odds of Seider hitting 70 points. Gostisbehere is never signed for his defense; it’s all for his offensive capability. And Seider owners already experienced a player usurping the top power-play role last year when Seider lost that top power-play spot to Filip Hronek. There’s a very good chance that happens again this season. The team has beefed up its forward ranks, which will help in his pursuit of 70, but he needs to stick on the top man-advantage unit all season to have a shot.
Video: Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde speaks with the media at training camp
On the last day of training camp, the Red Wings’ coach, Derek Lalonde, was the only representative of the team who spoke with the media, addressing us for 10 minutes:
DHN+: Can Johnny Burgers give the Wings steady offense?
Detroit Hockey Now’s Tim Robinson posted a behind-the-paywall article which discusses whether the Red Wings might be able to get more point production out of “Johnny Burgers,” a.k.a. one Jonatan Berggren:
Jonatan Berggren had a respectable debut with the Detroit Red Wings last season.
He had 15 goals in 67 games last year, but for the 23-year-old native of Sweden, the expectations go beyond that.
“He was a great addition for us at times last year,” Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said last week at the start of training camp in Traverse City. “He was making plays. We went through some of those games where we were looking for some offense. He was one of the guys that could create some offense.’
A good start, to be sure. This season, the Red Wings are looking for more from their first of two second-round picks in the 2018 draft.
Continued (paywall)
Tweet of note: Griffins say ‘hello’ from training camp
It’s a bit of a hype reel, but enjoy:
Check-in Time from Red Wings Training Camp ☑️❤️🤟#GoGRG
— Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) September 25, 2023
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS SEASON YET?? pic.twitter.com/fGWCSNNa3H
Update: Here’s the video version:
Video: Shayne Gostisbehere speaks with Bally Sports Detroit’s John Keating
As advertised:
Khan on Edvinsson’s learning curve
MLive’s Ansar Khan took note of Simon Edvinsson’s status as probably Grand Rapids Griffins-bound for the start of the 2023-2024 season, as well as the fact that Edvinsson has a mentor sitting next to him in Jeff Petry:
Edvinsson, 20, got a feel for the NHL during a late-season nine-game stint with the Red Wings (two goals, no assists, minus-7), but it didn’t convince the front office that he’s ready to move up a league. The Red Wings have seven NHL defensemen after signing Shayne Gostisbehere and Justin Holl and trading for Jeff Petry.
That means Edvinsson will start the season with the Griffins, barring an injury or two.
“Of course, you want to take a roster spot, but at the same time I want to be a player that’s not just up in the NHL, I want to be someone that helps the team win and puts in the work every time,” Edvinsson said. “I feel like it helped me a lot, the nine games. I know what I’m good at and what I need to build on. Just compete, don’t do unnecessary things. (Be) smarter on the ice and off the ice. How to be a pro.”
He’s getting lessons from Petry, the 13-year pro assigned to sit next to him in the dressing room and sort of serve as a mentor.
“We talk about everything, on the ice and off the ice,” Edvinsson said. “He’s a real nice guy. I’m young, he’s been in the league for a while. I keep my ears and eyes open to see what he does and doesn’t do. He’s a big role model.”