As we’ve seen several teams do already, the Red Wings have sent a pair of players down now that we’re at the holiday break. Late last night, the team announced (Twitter link) that they re-assigned defensemen William Lagesson and William Wallinder to AHL Grand Rapids.
Amadeus Lombardi is now racking up style points to go with his improved offensive production this season Check out his stick-handling to create his scoring play in the Grand Rapids Griffins’ 5-2 loss to the Iowa Wild.
The Grand Rapids Griffins have only scored seven goals in their first four games. Yet, they find themselves off to an impressive 3-1 start. The key has been stingy goaltending and good defensive work by Red Wings prospects, particularly William Wallinder (32nd, 2020).
There wasn’t much good to be mined from the Grand Rapids Griffins first home game of the AHL Calder Cup playoffs. The stink was spraying all over the vast majority of Griffins players.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Famed writer and director Orson Welles once made a wine commercial famous by proclaiming the company would never sell a wine “before its time.” Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has a similar approach when it comes to Red Wings draft picks.