The Detroit Red Wings placed three young defensemen on their official roster by today’s 5 p.m deadline. But what you see is not what you may get by Friday’s home opener against the New York Rangers.
Defensemen Anton Johansson, Axel Sandin Pellikka and William Wallinder are on the 23-person roster, but that is a bit misleading. Simon Edvinsson isn’t on the roster because he is unsigned. Recently acquired Swedish defenseman Andreas Englund is absent because his immigration is pending.
Young Forwards Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, Carter Mazur and Nate Danielson are all on the roster for now.
Edvinsson and Englund will both be among the seven or eight defensemen as soon as their issues are cleared up. Also, defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker was placed on the injured list, retroactive to Sept. 24. Carter Bear and
The other big news is Dylan Larkin is on the roster and not on the injured list. That creates the possibility that he might play for the Red Wings next Friday, even though he has asked to be traded. According to Hockey Insider Elliotte Friedman reported Larkin, owning a full no-trade, has increased his acceptable destinations to eight teams.
But McLellan said Larkin had a doctor’s appointment late Monday. “We’ll get more feedback from the physicians at that time to see where he is at,” McLellan said.
Date With Doctor
If Larkin goes on the injured list, the Red Wings may keep eight defensemen, making room for Englund to join the roster. When Edvinsson is signed, Wallinder could be put on waivers. Or, Sandin Pellikka could be sent down because he doesn’t have to clear waivers. Anton Johansson also doesn’t have to clear waiver
Even if Larkin is healthy, he may not be on the roster Friday. But for now, he is among 14 forwards that also includes Lucas Raymond, Alex DeBrincat, Andrew Copp, Viktor Arvidsson, Marco Kasper, Emmitt Finnie, Keegan Kolesar, JT Compher, Mason Appleton, Michael Rasmussen, Brandsegg-Nygard, Mazur and Danielson
Will a Larkin trade happen by Friday? It’s impossible to know but Larkin’s decision to increase the number of teams suggests Larkin wants to expedite a resolution.
Goalie John Gibson didn’t practice Monday. “Gibby’s sick,” McLellan said. “He should be around tomorrow. . . He’s not hurt or anything like that.”
The Red Wings also sent goalie Carter Gylander to the Grand Rapids Griffins
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