Tweet of note: Well that was a…Red vs. White scrimmage

So, it went well?

You can watch again here. And I hope that Matt Luff is okay, but I heard he was in a sling after suffering what is suspected by fans to be a separated shoulder.

Prospect round-up: Kilpinen posts assist in J20 action

Of Red Wings prospect-related note:

In the DEL, Kevin Bicker blocked a shot and finished even in 7:16 as the Lowen Frankfurt lost 2-0 to the Straubing Tigers;

In the Swedish J20 league, Maximilian Kilpinen posted an assist in Modo Hockey’s 3-2 OT loss to Djurgardens IF;

And Noah Dower Nilsson’s Frolunda HC lost 5-1 to Sodertalje SK.

Video: Mickey Redmond promotes Red Wings-Bruins Alumni Game to take place on Saturday, September 30th in Fraser

Red Wings color commentator Mickey Redmond spoke with WDIV Local 4 News this morning regarding an alumni game slated to take place between the Detroit Red Wings’ Alumni and the Boston Bruins’ Alumni on 2 PM this upcoming Saturday, September 30th at Big Boy Arena in Fraser, MI:

Here’s more from WDIV’s Kayla Clarke:

This year’s event will help several local charities. Tickets can be purchased online and start at $25 for general admission and go up to $250 for VIP.

The Detroit Red Wings alumni roster includes the following: Kevin Miller, Drew Miller, John Ogrodnick, Darren McCarty, Larry Murphy, Jiri Fischer, Jakub Kindl, John Blum, Rick Zombo, Danny Dekeyser, Mickey Redmond, Darian Hatcher, Dino Ciccerelli, Jimmy Howard, Mike Knuble, Eddie Mio, Brent Fedyk, Reed Larson, Dwight Foster, Red Berenson, Todd Bertuzzi and Chris Chelios; Coaches – Nick Libett and Dave Lewis; Trainer – John Warton.

The Boston Bruins alumni roster includes the following: Andrew Alberts, Bob Sweeney, Bruce Shoebottom, David Shaw, Frank Simonetti, Guy Larose, Ken Hodge Jr., Pat Leahy, Reggie Lemelin, Tim Sweeney, Terry Virtue, John Damrath, Ken Linesman, AL Pedersen, John Wensink, Bryan Smolinski, Cam Stewart, Kraig Neinhuise, Steve Shields, Rick Middleton and Joe Mullen; Coaches – Fred Ahern and Greg Malicke.

Talking about Shai Buium’s fantasy hockey value

EP Rinkside’s Victor Nuno discusses Fantasy Hockey “real life vs. fantasy value” for several prospects today, including Red Wings prospect and University of Denver junior Shai Buium:

Shai Buium, LHD – Detroit Red Wings: It’s easy to understand the appeal of Shai Buium. He’s a 6-foot-3, extremely mobile defender. The Detroit Red Wings took him in the second round in 2021 where he put up over a half point-per-game in the USHL. In his past two seasons at the University of Denver, he has been an important part of a really good NCAA team. The Pioneers won the NCAA title in 2021-22 and Buium played nearly 20 minutes a night for them, dominating the Corsi For battle.

Buium sure seems like he will be an NHLer, adding to an already stacked blue line for the Red Wings, but I don’t think he will be so valuable in fantasy. Looking at his Hockey Prospecting, it would be a statistical anomaly if he scored over 0.45 points per game in his career. Additionally, the Red Wings blueline is quickly filling up with offensive players – further blocking his path to those minutes. 

This might be a good player to move off of your fantasy team for someone with more upside.

Continued; Buium is probably going to become a strong two-way, middle-pair defender if he does in fact make the NHL.

Here are Teams Red and White for the Red vs. White Game today at 12 PM EDT

The Red Wings will hold their Red vs. White Game today at 12 PM EDT, and here are the rosters for the respective teams:

Prospect round-up: In absentia

The Red Wings’ prospects remain in Traverse City for the most part, so three games were played in Major Junior hockey which did not involve Wings prospects…as of yet:

In the OHL, Tnias Mathurin’s North Bay Battalion lost 4-1 to Ottawa;

Andrew Gibson’s Soo Greyhounds won 5-4 over the Saginaw Spirit;

And in the WHL, Nate Danielson’s Brandon Wheat Kings won 9-4 over Moose Jaw. I have a feeling that Danielson will stick around for an exhibition game or two.

‘Selling’ the Kane rumor

Bleacher Report’s Lyle Richardson weighs in as to whether teams should “buy” into free agency concepts, or whether they should “sell” them to other teams. Richardson believes that the Red Wings won’t even have a chance to “buy in” to Patrick Kane’s position, and I agree with him:

The top player remaining in this year’s unrestricted free-agent market, Patrick Kane continues to rehab from a June 1 hip resurfacing procedure. He’s expected to be ready to return to action in December. That’s when his agent indicated that the 34-year-old winger would sign with the team that gives him the best chance of winning the Stanley Cup.

Thus, it came as a surprise when the Chicago Daily Herald‘s John Dietz reported to watch for Kane to sign with the Detroit Red Wings. Someone close to Kane told Dietz that the veteran right wing wanted to follow former Chicago teammate Alex DeBrincat to Detroit, depending on whether there was mutual interest from the Wings.

Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen noted that Kane is the type of player respected by Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman. He also pointed out that the Wings, with $5.1 million in salary-cap room, could afford to sign the future Hall of Famer. While Kane isn’t the dominant player he was in his prime, Allen noted he remains a confident scorer.

Nevertheless, Allen was skeptical about a Kane-DeBrincat reunion in Detroit. The rebuilding Red Wings are coming off seven straight seasons without a playoff appearance and aren’t even close to Stanley Cup contention. Yzerman also addressed their need for more scoring by acquiring DeBrincat in July.

Continued; I don’t believe that Kane wants to do anything less than slide into a second or third-line role on a team that’s playoff-bound by the mid-point of the season.