Of prospect-related note in Europe today:

In the Finnish Liiga, Otto Kivenmaki scored a goal and added an assist in the Lahti Pelicans’ 2-1 win over Ilves Tampere. Kivemaki finished at +1 with 2 shots in 13:38 played:

#Liiga
– Kivenmäki 1+1, +1, 2 SOG, 13:38 ice time in a 2-1 win#LGRW pic.twitter.com/bcWlcTN0fW— Red Wings Prospects (@DRWProspects) October 13, 2021

In the Champions Hockey League, William Wallinder finished even with 2 shots in 14:01 played as Rogle BK won 8-3 over Sonderjyske Vojens;

In the Swedish Allsvenskan, Filip Larsson stopped 25 of 27 shots in HV71 Jonkoping’s 3-2 OT win over MoDo:

And Jesper Eliasson stopped 30 of 33 shots in Almtuna IS’s 3-2 shootout win over Sodertalje SK.

I love this little tidbit from WXYZ’s Brad Galli’s interview with Dylan Larkin, which will air on tonight’s WXYZ newscast:

Hockey season is back. Game day traditions? Don’t mess with Dylan Larkin’s naps@DetroitRedWings | @Dylanlarkin39 pic.twitter.com/tdYXgivXuZ— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) October 13, 2021

And this brilliant bit of camera work comes from KHL correspondent Gillian Kemmerer:

This feels like the opening to a Bond film.

Fedorov, Sergei Fedorov.

pic.twitter.com/leG7CuU898— Gillian Kemmerer (@gilliankemmerer) October 13, 2021

Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin sat down with the Word on Woodward’s Daniella Bruce and Art Regner for a 16:48 interview:

FYI:

Your 2021-22 Captain & Alternate Captains. ? pic.twitter.com/RpcxaKP74U— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 13, 2021

First time the Wings have rolled with two defensemen as Alternate Captains in, like, 40 years, IIRC. https://t.co/dfDrhrspCV— DetroitHockey.Net (@detroithockey96) October 13, 2021

From the Toledo Blade’s Mark Monroe:

A couple of notes from @ToledoWalleye training camp:
RW Brandon Hawkins, D Blake Hillman, and D Chris Martenet are now in camp. All three were in AHL camp with Hartford. D Randy Gazzola remains in AHL camp with Belleville (Ontario) Senators.— Mark Monroe (@MonroeBlade) October 13, 2021

Hawkins led the rival Fort Wayne Komets in scoring last season with 39 points (23 G, 16 A) in 37 games, while Gazzola ranked second on the Komets’ roster in scoring, posting 33 points (4 G, 29 A) in 49 contests. https://t.co/fWLgcq1HqF— Mark Monroe (@MonroeBlade) October 13, 2021

This is new:

Here’s an FYI from WXYZ’s Brad Galli:

The calm before Opening Night: Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin joins us on @WXYZDetroit tonight

His journey back from his neck injury, the youthful buzz on the team, and his joy to have fans pack @LCArena_Detroit once again pic.twitter.com/Z8owF3wc3U— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) October 13, 2021

Bally Sports Detroit’s John Keating posted a Tweet noting that Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman and coach Jeff Blashill are both being interviewed for the one-hour Red Wings Live preceding tomorrow’s game vs. Tampa Bay (7:30 PM EDT start on BSD/97.1 FM):

Getting ready for the Season Opener tomorrow night. Great to talk hockey with Wings GM, Steve Yzerman and Head Coach, Jeff Blashill. pic.twitter.com/NS4S6lVB9X— John Keating (@JohnKeatingBSD) October 13, 2021

Dobber Hockey’s Brennan Des posted a list of “Early Season Storylines to Watch” in the Eastern Conference, and, from a fantasy hockey perspective, Des believes that Alex Nedeljkovic may be the most intriguing Red Wings player to watch in the early parts of the 2021-2022 season:

Detroit Red Wings – Good Goalie on a Bad Team

While the Red Wings won’t be good this season, there are a number of interesting fantasy storylines to monitor in Detroit. Will Dylan Larkin bounce back after last year’s disappointing 43-point pace? What kind of opportunity will rookies Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider see? Will Nick Leddy or Filip Hronek be the team’s top power-play defenseman? While those are all compelling stories, I’m most interested to see how Alex Nedeljkovic follows up last year’s incredible showing. I personally think he’ll struggle this season now that he’s playing behind a much weaker team. However, a strong performance from him during these first couple weeks may give me the confidence to snag him from the waiver wire and trust him long term.

Continued; I fully expect Nedeljkovic to struggle a bit early on, but I believe that he’ll settle down and settle in as the season progresses.

FYI if you are heading to Little Caesars Arena tomorrow for the Red Wings-Bolts game (7:30 PM EDT start):

Coming to tomorrow’s season opener or a future game at @LCArena_Detroit this season?

Here are 6 things to know. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/un525EetC9— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 13, 2021

The Detroit Red Wings have posted videos of the comments made by Moritz Seider and coach Jeff Blashill after Wednesday’s practice: