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The Detroit Red Wings rookie games against the Dallas Stars offered a mixed message about the state of Detroit’s prospects closest to the NHL.
On one hand, the team managed 11 goals in the two games, a noteworthy statistic for an organization that struggled to score goals last season. On the other hand, the Detroit group, which included key prospects Amadeus Lombardi, Nate Danielson, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, Axel Sandin Pellikka, Emmitt Finnie and Shai Buium, gave up three unanswered goals in the third period to fall 6-5 in Game 6. Detroit won the first game 6-2.
GM Steve Yzerman is looking for players to come to Detroit and help create a winning culture. We didn’t see those players in that third period.
Over the two games, Amadeus Lombardi put up a goal and four assists. Brandsegg-Nygard totaled four points, while defenseman Shai Buium scored in each game. Nate Danielson scored in Game 2, and Sandin Pellikka had two points.
Becher 🚨 from Lombardi and Doucet 5-3 #LGRW pic.twitter.com/ySTjUVIeeR
— Red Wings Prospects (@LGRWProspects) September 15, 2025
What should we make of the performances by Detroit’s undrafted free agents playing in the two-game rookie series against the Dallas Stars.
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There’s been nothing connecting former NHL goalie Jack Campbell, 33, to a team for next season. He played for the Grand Rapids Griffins’ last season. Hunter Johannes, signed by Detroit a year ago, has also not landed anywhere.
Florida: What you saw last season is what you will see in Panthers’ training camp. The team is anticipating many changes. Florida Panthers.
Philadelphia: The Flyers traded goalie Ivan Fedotov to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2026 sixth round draft pick. Philadelphia Flyers.
Pittsburgh: Penguins rookies survive a penalty-filled contest against the Blue Jackets. Pittsburgh Penguins,
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While I do agree that giving up 3 unanswered goals is a little bit a cause for concern but defense is more about a team effort which comes about from playing together. Defense is about knowing what your teammates are going to do not about individuals. That’s one of the reasons you see more goals in all star games and such where players don’t play together very much. As such you end up having players trying to do too much by themselves because they don’t know how their linemates are going to react. Now if they were playing togethar regularly and this was regularly happening, then you would have a reason for real concern. One game, not so much. There is also the fact that Detroit was embarrassing the Dallas team through the first game and the first part of the second. So Detroit probably started coasting some while Dallas decided they were done getting embaressed., this often happens. This falls on coaching also. The coaches need to keep the team engaged, not let them start coasting. So I’m not too concerned.
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