Red Wings interested in Pius Suter, Alex Chiasson among their own UFAs
The Detroit Red Wings would like to re-sign forwards Pius Suter and Alex Chiasson, but their other unrestricted free agents are not expected to return. (MLive)
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The Detroit Red Wings would like to re-sign forwards Pius Suter and Alex Chiasson, but their other unrestricted free agents are not expected to return. (MLive)
Then, you have the young defensemen such as Simon Edvinsson, Albert Johansson and William Wallinder. All are recent draft picks who flashed intriguing potential at various levels this past season. (The Detroit News)
The Red Wings have two picks in the first round, their own at No. 9 overall, and the No. 17 pick they received as part of the Filip Hronek trade with Vancouver at the deadline last winter. (Detroit Hockey Now)
Johansson's five goals tied for 11th among rookie defensemen in the AHL this season.
Starting the season strongly, Soderblom would score in his NHL debut. But injuries and a loss of form would leave him on the sideline and ultimately, finishing out the season with the AHL Griffins. (Detroit Hockey Now)
Bednard finished his Griffins season with a 1-2-0 mark, a 1.67 GAA and a 0.946 save percentage.
Mazur left Detroit's Derek Lalonde thinking he will fit right in with the club. The World Championship was his first experience playing for the men's national team. Mazur had a goal and three assists. (Detroit Free Press)
After returning this week, Lalonde spoke to The Athletic to talk about his experiences and takeaways, impressions from coaching Red Wings prospect Carter Mazur on Team USA, and more. (The Athletic)
The calendar is flipping to June, so the rumors, trade proposals and free agent news around the NHL is going to increase daily. That being said, the Red Wings are likely to be active this offseason. (The Detroit News)
In 10 games at the tournament, Mazur had one goal and three assists while playing regularly in the middle six forwards and not looking out of place against pros from around the hockey-playing world. (The Detroit News)
Erne did contribute last season. He was second on the team with 160 hits and he killed penalties. You can’t dismiss his physical play for a team that is looking for more push-back next season. (Detroit Hockey Now)
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