It was surprising listening to Ken Holland's interview with Art Regner where talked about Grand Rapids and said "when they get eliminated from the playoffs". Definitely sounded like he's not expecting a Calder Cup repeat this year.
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SADOWY REASSIGNED TO GRIFFINS
04/29/2018 9:24 AM
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday reassigned forward Dylan Sadowy (SAD-oh-way) to the Grand Rapids Griffins from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye.[TBODY] [/TBODY]
In his second year pro, the 22-year-old Sadowy appeared in 13 regular season games with the Griffins in 2017-18 and tallied nine penalty minutes. As a rookie in 2016-17, the 6-foot-1, 210-pound winger banked six points (4-2—6) and 18 PIM in 38 regular season appearances with Grand Rapids and was a part of the team’s Calder Cup championship.
Sadowy logged 29 points (12-17—29), a plus-nine rating and 20 PIM in 39 contests with Toledo this season and tied for second on the club with five power play tallies. In his Kelly Cup Playoff debut, Sadowy adds one assist in five games, as the Walleye recorded a four-game sweep of Indy in the opening round and currently trail Fort Wayne 1-0 in the Central Division Finals.
Sadowy also competed in six games with Toledo last season and picked up four points (1-3—4).
Prior to turning professional, the Brampton, Ontario, native played four seasons (2012-16) in the Ontario Hockey League, where he totaled 188 points (116-72—188), a plus-23 rating and 245 PIM in 258 regular season games.
San Jose’s fifth choice, 81st overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Sadowy was acquired by the Red Wings in May 2016.
The Griffins host Manitoba in the winner-take-all Game 5 of the Central Division Semifinals on Monday at 7 p.m.
Pretty bad move in hindsight, wonder what players we could've had around that pick instead of SadowySadowy was actually a third round draft choice traded for the Wings third last year.
Evgeny Svechnikov: 23 points in 57 AHL regular season games. 1 point in 5 playoff games. Let's hope he has a big offseason, because this was a lost year for him.
Evgeny Svechnikov: 23 points in 57 AHL regular season games. 1 point in 5 playoff games. Let's hope he has a big offseason, because this was a lost year for him.
Don't want to write him off considering he looked pretty good in his call-up and showed last year he can produce in the AHL. But I'll be pretty worried if he doesn't come into camp looking hungry for an NHL job.Evgeny Svechnikov: 23 points in 57 AHL regular season games. 1 point in 5 playoff games. Let's hope he has a big offseason, because this was a lost year for him.
Pretty bad move in hindsight, wonder what players we could've had around that pick instead of Sadowy
And there is a less than 30% chance a 3rd rounder becomes an NHL player. It was a good gamble.
https://www.tsn.ca/playing-the-percentages-in-the-nhl-draft-1.206144
Pretty bad move in hindsight, wonder what players we could've had around that pick instead of Sadowy
Yeah I remember thinking at the time it looked like a good move, just seems Sadowy hasn't progressed as much as we all thought he would.It didn't work out, but I think it was actually a pretty smart gamble...
Read this:
The potential first-round NHL draft pick no one is talking about - Sportsnet.ca
San Jose traded the pick to Arizona who drafted who drafted MacKenzie Entwistle with it. I don't know anything about any of the players drafted after him in the 3rd. Rasmussen's teammate, Morgan Geekie was drafted 2 picks ahead of him and the Wings drafted Kotkansalo 2 picks after him with the Vanek pick. Geekie looks to be the best of them but the Wings wouldn't have been able to draft him with their own 3rd round pick.Pretty bad move in hindsight, wonder what players we could've had around that pick instead of Sadowy
Thanks, sounds like not too much was wasted anyways. I liked the move at the time anyways, interesting to look back at it and see who was availableSan Jose traded the pick to Arizona who drafted who drafted MacKenzie Entwistle with it. I don't know anything about any of the players drafted after him in the 3rd. Rasmussen's teammate, Morgan Geekie was drafted 2 picks ahead of him and the Wings drafted Kotkansalo 2 picks after him with the Vanek pick. Geekie looks to be the best of them but the Wings wouldn't have been able to draft him with their own 3rd round pick.
We ended up having 4 3rd rounders last year with one of those picks being 2 spots (Kotkansalo) after what we gave up for Sadoway, 1 10 spots later (Zablocki), 1 14 spots later (Gallant), and 1 19 spots later (Petruzzelli). So you are probably looking at the same players and level of players.
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And there is a less than 30% chance a 3rd rounder becomes an NHL player. It was a good gamble.
https://www.tsn.ca/playing-the-percentages-in-the-nhl-draft-1.206144
If he makes it, probably another year and some. He had a good rookie season, but we will need to see more from him next season.How far is axel holmström from nhl?