Really interesting is the knee thing with Svech. Seems like it is still giving him some trouble.
This was one of my big takeaways too. It feels like it might be getting late early for Geno, which is a bummer. It feels like Smith has leapfrogged him for bottom 6 W minutes, and I feel like his time with the Red Wings may be running out.
Quick summary for those without a subscription (if this is breaking the paywall I can remove it, but I'm only giving highlights and am leaving out a lot of details):
- Feels like the org. is super high on Seider. He seems to have more offensive acumen and physicality than anyone thought. No confirmation that he will get NHL games this season.
- Veleno is on track. His offensive numbers weren't great early on but his overall play is improving.
- They are just happy that McIsaac is healthy enough to play this season.
- They like Berggren's skill level, but they want him to play closer to the net in order to score more goals at the pro-level.
- Lindstrom has added strength and has had a better season than expected.
- Tuomisto is a guy they think can play in all situations once he rounds out his game. Even though he's had a very good season offensively, it looks like they still view him as long-term project so college seems like a great move for him.
- Similar story with Johansson, but his skating is extremely good and has helped him hang with men in the SHL.
- Mastrosimone and Phillips both need to add strength to take their games to the next level.
- Soderblom has impressed, but is seen as a project that they have to train very hard.
- The next few months are going to be huge for Geno's NHL prospects with the Red Wings, he has had a difficult time recovering from his ACL injury and hopefully he will start to put it all together soon.
Of note they did not bring up Smith at all, which I think is encouraging that perhaps he will be ready to make the jump sometime over the next year or so permanently, but that is just speculation on my part.