Author: George Malik

The Red Wings have drafted Dmitri Buchelnikov with the 52nd overall pick.

? Dmitri! #DRWDraft pic.twitter.com/JUhT0KRIvL— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 8, 2022

At 52 overall, the #RedWings get Dmitri Buchelnikov— Ted Kulfan (@tkulfan) July 8, 2022

https://t.co/9TtnS7EBXY— Sarah Lindenau (@Lindy72) July 8, 2022

#RedWings at No. 52 take LW Dmitri Buchelnikov.— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) July 8, 2022

DMITRI BUCHELNIKOV GOAL HIGHLIGHTS https://t.co/BqNnUhVHqx via @YouTube— Sarah Lindenau (@Lindy72) July 8, 2022

At no. 52, Red Wings select F Dmitri Buchelnikov out of Russia.— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) July 8, 2022

The Detroit Red Wings have selected Dylan James with the 40th overall pick.

Welcome, Dylan! #DRWDraft pic.twitter.com/yKt6pu3BIA— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 8, 2022

At no. 40, Red Wings select LW Dylan James.— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) July 8, 2022

Dylan James to Detroit!— Carley Johnston (@carleykjohnston) July 8, 2022

#RedWings select LW Dylan James, the USHL rookie of the year— Ted Kulfan (@tkulfan) July 8, 2022

At No. 40, the Red Wings pick LW Dylan James out of the USHL, North Dakota commit who put up a point per game this year with Sioux City— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) July 8, 2022

https://t.co/4YvBJOuR9U— Sarah Lindenau (@Lindy72) July 8, 2022

https://t.co/xlOvnMk8Qg— Sarah Lindenau (@Lindy72) July 8, 2022

https://t.co/uyPKUGfce2— Sarah Lindenau (@Lindy72) July 8, 2022

The Detroit Red Wings select, with their 40th overall selection, Dylan James from the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/DA4JI0ZPwB— everett (@borntodanhard) July 8, 2022

Here’s the Red Wings’ official press release regarding the hiring of assistant coach Bob Boughner and goaltending coach Alex Westlund:

Okay, the Red Wings traded for and then signed goaltender Ville Husso this morning.

Here’s confirmation from MLive’s Ansar Khan…

The Red Wings then signed Husso, 27, to a three-year contract worth $4.75 million a season. The native of Helsinki, Finland, was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday.

Husso (6-3, 209) joins Alex Nedeljkovic, 26, to form what should be a solid goaltending combination. General manager Steve Yzerman also acquired Nedeljkovic for a third-round selection last year.

Husso went 25-7-6, with a 2.56 goals-against average and .919 save percentage last season for the Blues. He wasn’t as effective in the playoffs, however, going 2-5 with a 3.67 GAA and .890 save percentage.

As does the Free Press’s Helene St. James…

This morning, the Grand Rapids Griffins posted both an article and a video recapping Chase Pearson’s 2021-2022 AHL season:

Enjoy:

A night to remember. ?#DRWDraft pic.twitter.com/Jq5Rw9sHj8— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 8, 2022

First round Red Wings pick Marco Kasper behind the scenes with @UpperDeckHockey: pic.twitter.com/i4FbuJFrGi— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) July 8, 2022

Here is the YouTube version:

Good:

UPDATE: Detroit #RedWings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman today announced that the team has hired Bob Boughner as associate coach and Alex Westlund as goaltending coach.

Details: https://t.co/Uxry9mTATD pic.twitter.com/HFLmLfNVf6— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 8, 2022

Smart:

UPDATE: The Detroit #RedWings today acquired goaltender Villie Husso from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a third round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. pic.twitter.com/Ff0dGi393z— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 8, 2022

?#TradeCentre ALERT?: Red Wings acquire G Ville Husso from #StLBlues for a 2022 3rd-Round Pick…

Follow every deal in our Trade Tracker – https://t.co/lTl9gr0T6Z#TSNHockey pic.twitter.com/gSn6JyDXCQ— TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) July 8, 2022

Wow. Big move here. Husso is 27 and was quite good in net for St. Louis this season. Was due to become a UFA next week, but obviously Detroit makes this deal to get exclusive negotiation rights and hammer something out before he hits the open market https://t.co/KIrSVa98ZI— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) July 8, 2022

BREAKING: The #stlblues have traded Ville Husso to the Detroit Redwings in exchange for the 73rd overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. pic.twitter.com/TiuhebDmsL— 101 ESPN St. Louis (@101espn) July 8, 2022

Detroit #LGRW announce they’ve acquired pending UFA Ville Husso’s rights from #stlblues for a third-round pick (73rd overall).— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 8, 2022

Red Wings have acquired St. Louis Blues goalie Ville Husso in exchange for a 2022 third-rounder.

Husso is 27 and despite a lackluster playoff performance is coming off a breakout year.

He finished ninth in goals saved above expected (13.5) last season, per @MoneyPuckdotcom— Nolan Bianchi (@nolanbianchi) July 8, 2022

Alex Nedeljkovic and Ville Husso would give the @DetroitRedWings one of the best goalie tandems in the East.— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) July 8, 2022

Word is Husso and DET closing in on 3 year, $4.75M AAV contract— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 8, 2022

Ville Husso has an agreement in place to sign with the #redwings, per source.

The goalie market gets thinner.— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 8, 2022

Hearing that it will be a three-year deal for Ville Husso in Detroit.— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 8, 2022

Ville Husso’s three-year deal with #redwings carries a $4.75M AAV.— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 8, 2022

Husso has agreed to an extension with the Red Wings: $4.75 M AAV x three years https://t.co/dxi7qzj32K— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 8, 2022

Signed to Standard Contract
Ville Husso (G) | DET#LGRWhttps://t.co/HWv9fRl799— CapFriendly Transactions (@CF_Transactions) July 8, 2022

So with Husso gone and signed in Detroit, Fleury re-upping in Minny, that leaves Kuemper and Campbell still pending UFAs on the goalie carousel.
New Jersey, Toronto, Edmonton and Washington among teams needing or wanting a goalie … of course there’s also the trade route.— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 8, 2022

After acquiring Husso, #LGRW sign him to 3 year $4.75M Cap Hit Deal:

Yr 1 3.75M Salary & 1M Signing Bonus
Yr 2 4.75M Salary
Yr 3 4.75M Salary

Includes 10 team no trade clause all 3 years

Rep’d by Diamond & Gandler ISAhttps://t.co/07Q4xtKDre— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) July 8, 2022

Husso had a brilliant 1st half in STL last season – wasn’t nearly as good 2nd half and playoffs. But makes for intriguing tandem with Nedeljkovic #RedWings— Ted Kulfan (@tkulfan) July 8, 2022

Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen pretty much closes the book on Red Wings 8th overall 2022 draft pick Marco Kasper with this notebook article regarding Kris Draper and Steve Yzerman’s summation of Kasper’s skill set:

“I also think there’s more skill than what we saw,” said Kris Draper, the Red Wings’ director of amateur scouting. “I think the reason we say that is it’s a 17-year-old kid playing in a really hard league that was still able to produce some pretty good offense. We think it’s a player that has good skill and good hockey sense and a good set of hands and we’ve seen him make plays.”

Kasper seems driven to be successful. Draper watched him play 12 games live and came away impressed with his competitiveness. Draper, the hard-nosed center of the famed Grind Line in his playing days, knows something about competitiveness.

“Every game he played the same,” Draper said. “That’s pretty impressive for a 17-year-old kid.”

Yzerman said Thursday night that no decision has been made about where Kasper will play next season. He wants to discuss it with Kasper.

“He’s really fundamentally sound,” Yzerman said. “Again, I like the way he plays. He
plays very simple. He drives to the net, he’ll drive down the wing. He can take the puck to the net. He’ll also pull up and look for the late guy, or he can find a guy through the seams.”

Continued

Red Wings 8th overall pick Marco Kasper’s father, Peter, played professional hockey, mostly playing in Austria, and the 47-year-old dad spoke with Rogle BK’s website over the course of a really fantastic 4:25 interview (in English). Peter apparently represents his son as his agent, and he helps coach his son as well:

Update: Rogle BK’s SHL team coach, Chris Abbott, and J20 team coach, Max Bohlin, spoke with Rogle’s website as well.

Abbott listens to the Swedish questions but answers in English. I would say that the big takeaway is that it is very likely that Kasper is going to remain with Rogle for another year: