RD Simon Edvinsson - Grand Rapids Griffins., AHL (2021, 6th, DET)

[newfy]

The second pairing of Edvinsson-Petry has looked good so far and like a legit second pairing. Leaving him in Grand Rapids for any amount of time this year would be foolish.

Yep, and the fact that pairing has been together all preseason makes me think Lalonde feels the same way. Petry is the perfect vet to play that role next to Edvinsson and Edvinsson is ready for second pairing minutes

 

[DollardStLaurent]

According to Left Wing Lock, Simon Edvinsson has been reassigned to the AHL.

 

[ZEBROA]

Boooo!

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

According to Left Wing Lock, Simon Edvinsson has been reassigned to the AHL.

I honestly assumed he would definately be in the NHL this season. I will admit that I don't follow Detroit too closely but I just assumed NHL forsure.

Didn't have a good preseason? Or is it just due to 1 way contracts type thing and he doesn't have to go thru waivers?

 

[JediOrderPizza]

I honestly assumed he would definately be in the NHL this season. I will admit that I don't follow Detroit too closely but I just assumed NHL forsure.

Didn't have a good preseason? Or is it just due to 1 way contracts type thing and he doesn't have to go thru waivers?

He was one of our best dmen in the preseason, so it's not because he was bad. I'm guessing yes it's because he is waiver exempt. Or they think he should get some more games playing top pairing minutes for the griffins. I guess Yzerman could've also maybe jammed himself up a bit? I'm not sure I buy that, but if Edvinsson were to be on the team, it would put 9 mil in defense on the bench which is crazy.

 

[shaner8989]

Yzerman is so overrated

 

[Matt Ress]

He was one of our best dmen in the preseason, so it's not because he was bad. I'm guessing yes it's because he is waiver exempt. Or they think he should get some more games playing top pairing minutes for the griffins. I guess Yzerman could've also maybe jammed himself up a bit? I'm not sure I buy that, but if Edvinsson were to be on the team, it would put 9 mil in defense on the bench which is crazy.

Gives the wings a chance to do some selling at the deadline while improving the team down the stretch. It's never really a bad thing to season young defensemen and he will be hungry when the time comes.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Pretty shocking he didn't make the team. He should be up soon.

 

[mazmin]

The Yzer-plan must involve stock piling more depth. He'll be pumping up the stats of his 30+ year old dmen to acquire assests and picks at the TDL. At that point Edvinsson slides into full-time duty.

 

[Peasy]

The Yzer-plan must involve stock piling more depth. He'll be pumping up the stats of his 30+ year old dmen to acquire assests and picks at the TDL. At that point Edvinsson slides into full-time duty.

Yzerman a genius playin 5D chess!

Just in time for another mediocre first round pick.

 

[Pavels Dog]

I honestly assumed he would definately be in the NHL this season. I will admit that I don't follow Detroit too closely but I just assumed NHL forsure.

Didn't have a good preseason? Or is it just due to 1 way contracts type thing and he doesn't have to go thru waivers?

He was very good, but Detroit has 7 other guys signed and none of them were bad and everyone’s healthy. For now it’s a good problem.

 

[ricky0034]

the Wings decided in the offseason that they didn't want Edvinsson on the team

everything since then has just been working backwards from that

 

[yzerman]

Yzerman is so overrated

I know where you live.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Yzerman a genius playin 5D chess!

Just in time for another mediocre first round pick.

Yeah, as everybody pointed out on draft day they sure blew it with Danielson and ASP.

He was very good, but Detroit has 7 other guys signed and none of them were bad and everyone’s healthy. For now it’s a good problem.

Think it's more that it's a really bad look and bad timing to waive the obvious odd man out considering his camp and pre-season came right after his Dad died.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

2 goals in his last game in the A
8 points, +6 in his last 4 games

 

[RedHawkDown]

Needs to be called up. He is crushing the AHL on a bad team

 

[solo16]

Needs to be called up. He is crushing the AHL on a bad team

He’s 11th in d scoring in the ahl. Being out scored by someone from his own draft class. Finally showing he might be a number 1 damn. He’s fine leave him down there. If he finishes as the top dman in the ahl maybe we cooking with fire. Det doesn’t need him to be an average nhl dman. They need him to be an all star.

 

[norrisnick]

He’s 11th in d scoring in the ahl. Being out scored by someone from his own draft class. Finally showing he might be a number 1 damn. He’s fine leave him down there. If he finishes as the top dman in the ahl maybe we cooking with fire. Det doesn’t need him to be an average nhl dman. They need him to be an all star.

They don't need him to be an all star AHLer.

 

[RedHawkDown]

He’s 11th in d scoring in the ahl. Being out scored by someone from his own draft class. Finally showing he might be a number 1 damn. He’s fine leave him down there. If he finishes as the top dman in the ahl maybe we cooking with fire. Det doesn’t need him to be an average nhl dman. They need him to be an all star.

There is no “finally” if you have followed his development at all. He has been fantastic every year since the draft and was phenomenal in Sweden next year.
scoring is not his main ability and he is not an offense first defenseman like Clarke is. He tilts the ice completely in GR and would be our 2nd best dman in Detroit right now. You clearly don’t understand the player.

 

[solo16]

They don't need him to be an all star AHLer.

If u can’t dominate a lower league how to do you dominate a higher….

With his skill set he should be the number one point scorer dman in the ahl. He’s not even close yet. 11th.

Didn’t hurt Kronwalls development.

 

[solo16]

There is no “finally” if you have followed his development at all. He has been fantastic every year since the draft and was phenomenal in Sweden next year.
scoring is not his main ability and he is not an offense first defenseman like Clarke is. He tilts the ice completely in GR and would be our 2nd best dman in Detroit right now. You clearly don’t understand the player.

A lot of maybes here. I tend to agree he’s nhl ready. Whether he’s our number two that’s a tad aggressive. But again a short hot streak and a strong preseason has already tilted your mind.

If he develops the consistency of being the best dman in the ahl I think the wings are cooking with fire.

You do not have to go far to compare what an nhl star development looks like. Mo Seider. While I agree he has developed well he is a full maybe two steps behind what Seider did.

His development looks more comparable to Nils Lundkvist. One of the best shl defenseman for years. Did middling in the ahl and now is a meh nhler. Granted I think Ed has better tools.

So let’s take a breath and accept Wd had a lot to do development wise in either the ahl or nhl to reach the end goal. A star nhl defenseman makes a bad ahl team a contender single handedly.

 

[norrisnick]

If u can’t dominate a lower league how to do you dominate a higher….

With his skill set he should be the number one point scorer dman in the ahl. He’s not even close yet. 11th.

Didn’t hurt Kronwalls development.

Kronwall's injuries hurt Kronwall's development.

There is no further benefit to mastering the AHL for Ed.

 

[saska sault]

If u can’t dominate a lower league how to do you dominate a higher….

With his skill set he should be the number one point scorer dman in the ahl. He’s not even close yet. 11th.

Didn’t hurt Kronwalls development.

Being the #1 scoring defenseman doesn't mean you are even close to being the the best defensive prospect in the AHL... or even a good prospect. Look at the names above him.. some are not like the others.

 

[norrisnick]

A lot of maybes here. I tend to agree he’s nhl ready. Whether he’s our number two that’s a tad aggressive. But again a short hot streak and a strong preseason has already tilted your mind.

If he develops the consistency of being the best dman in the ahl I think the wings are cooking with fire.

You do not have to go far to compare what an nhl star development looks like. Mo Seider. While I agree he has developed well he is a full maybe two steps behind what Seider did.

His development looks more comparable to Nils Lundkvist. One of the best shl defenseman for years. Did middling in the ahl and now is a meh nhler. Granted I think Ed has better tools.

So let’s take a breath and accept Wd had a lot to do development wise in either the ahl or nhl to reach the end goal. A star nhl defenseman makes a bad ahl team a contender single handedly.

So you've never actually watched a single game Ed has played, have you?

 

[RedHawkDown]

A lot of maybes here. I tend to agree he’s nhl ready. Whether he’s our number two that’s a tad aggressive. But again a short hot streak and a strong preseason has already tilted your mind.

If he develops the consistency of being the best dman in the ahl I think the wings are cooking with fire.

You do not have to go far to compare what an nhl star development looks like. Mo Seider. While I agree he has developed well he is a full maybe two steps behind what Seider did.

His development looks more comparable to Nils Lundkvist. One of the best shl defenseman for years. Did middling in the ahl and now is a meh nhler. Granted I think Ed has better tools.

So let’s take a breath and accept Wd had a lot to do development wise in either the ahl or nhl to reach the end goal. A star nhl defenseman makes a bad ahl team a contender single handedly.

Ed had an equivalent/better AHL season than Seiders AHL season last year. Granted Seider was a year younger when he came to the AHL, but they just did it backwards because he went back to Sweden after the AHL.

Seider never scored like Ed is now in any junior league. If he was in the AHL in his d+3 instead of the nhl, he’d probably have had a similar stat line to Ed currently. Edvinsson belongs in the NHL.