A quick note about the Ted Lindsay Foundation’s golf outing, and items available in an online auction

The Ted Lindsay Foundation is holding its main fundraising event, its annual golf outing, on Monday, September 14th at the Detroit Golf Club.

If you’re interested in hockey memorabilia, they’ve also got a selection of jerseys, photos, crafted products and a Mackinac Island getaway up for auction online. Some of the products include items signed by Mr. Lindsay before his passing.

NHL announces revised dates for 2020 draft, start of free agency

Per the NHL:

Round 1 of the 2020 #NHLDraft will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 6, with remaining rounds and the opening of free agency to follow later that week. https://t.co/sGx3MEYDh5 pic.twitter.com/4Ur9TRR9Pe— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) September 11, 2020

NEW YORK (Sept. 11, 2020) – The National Hockey League announced today the dates for the 2020 NHL Draft as well as the opening of free agency:

The 2020 NHL Draft will be held virtually over two days. Round 1 will take place at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Rounds 2-7 will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Free agency will open Friday, Oct. 9, at 12 p.m. ET.

Roughly translated: Hyping Hronek’s Czech Extraliga debut

Red Wings defenseman Filip Hronek will be making his Czech Extraliga debut as Mountfield Hradec Kralove plays Karlovy Vary in a season-opening game today, and Hokej.cz’s Martin Voltr set the stage for Hronek’s debut. What follows is roughly translated from Czech:

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Roughly translated: For Albert Johansson, hockey success is ‘all in the family’

Red Wings prospect Albert Johansson spoke with Hockeysverige.se’s Ronnie Ronnqvist regarding his hopes of repeating or exceeding his father’s NHL successes. What follows is roughly translated from Swedish:

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Tweet of note: CATCH charity auctioning off several Wings-related items, including a round of golf with Mickey Redmond

Fox Sports Detroit posted a Tweet of charitable note yesterday evening:

This year’s CATCH “Night of Champions” online auction offers several Red Wings-related items up for bidding, including Red Wings jerseys, autographs, and a round of golf with Mickey Redmond. Bids are open from now until September 16th.

A bit of Torey Krug scuttlebutt

If you happen to be interested in the contractual future of one Torey Krug, an unrestricted free agent-to-be who happens to also be a Livonia native, Boston Bruins GM Cam Neely had this to say about Krug’s future with the Bruins, per WEEI’s Scott McLaughlin:

Speaking to the media via Zoom on Thursday, team president Cam Neely said the Bruins “love” Krug and what he’s turned into for the team, but also said he understands Krug’s desire to see what else is out there if Boston can’t meet his asking price.

“I understand the player’s side,” Neely said. “Being a player, you certainly understand where a player’s head’s at at times. I don’t begrudge Torey, if we can’t work something out that makes sense for him and his family, I do not begrudge him for looking to see if he can get a better deal elsewhere.

“We love Torey. We love what he’s brought to the organization both on and off the ice. He’s turned into a fabulous leader for us. But at the end of the day, both sides have to do what they feel is right, us for the organization and Torey for him and his family.”

Both Sweeney and coach Bruce Cassidy have identified a need for more offensive contributions from the blue line, something Krug certainly brings, but while it may make short-term sense to invest big money in Krug, it’s also easy to see the other side of not wanting to commit big money to a smaller defenseman into his mid- to late-30s.

If Krug finds that big-money, long-term deal elsewhere, which he probably will (hello, Red Wings), and decides that’s what is best for him and his family, then the Bruins may very well decide that no matter how much they like Krug, matching it is not what’s best for them.

Continued; again, I don’t see Krug wanting to come to a rebuilding Red Wings team at 29 years of age, but stranger things have happened.

Wakiji on Erne’s significant digits

DetroitRedWings.com’s Dana Wakiji examines significant figures in restricted free agent forward Adam Erne’s 2019-2020 season via a “By the Numbers” article this morning. Wakiji notes that Erne is a restricted free agent this fall, and he posted solid numbers in a grinder’s role this past season…

142 – With 142 hits in just 56 games, Erne ranked second on the team behind Glendening, who led the way with 147.

63 – Erne had 63 shots during the season, tied with Valtteri Filppula. Dylan Larkin led the team with 223 shots. He had 70 shots during the 2018-19 season.

60.6 – Although Erne did not take very many face-offs, 33 total, he was successful when he did as he had a 60.6 face-off win percentage.

11:49 – Erne averaged 11:49 of ice time, which was a new career high. His previous high was 11:48, which came in the 2016-17 season with the Lightning.

Continued; as I’ve said previously, if I were the GM (and I’m not), I’m not sure that I would submit a qualifying offer to keep Erne’s rights given the Wings’ glut of young forwards.

Another vote for Perfetti via Pronman’s latest mock draft

The Athletic’s Corey Pronman posted his latest mock draft this morning, and he’s named a familiar name as the Wings’ most likely pick at 4th overall:

4. Detroit Red Wings: Cole Perfetti, C, Saginaw-OHL

The draft starts to get interesting and more wide-open starting with Detroit’s pick. I’ve heard Lucas Raymond mentioned with the Red Wings, but a fair amount of sources seem to think the team likes Cole Perfetti a lot. His elite skill and hockey IQ with average feet and size has a lot of resemblance to Brayden Point, who Detroit GM Steve Yzerman picked during his tenure in Tampa Bay.

Continued (paywall); the more and more mock drafts I read, the more and more likely it appears that the Wings are going to bring Perfetti into the fold.