Red Wings 2021 Opening Night Roster Prediction 1.0

Opening Night Roster 1.0

An opening night roster of 23 players will be announced on opening night.  The Red Wings will open the 2021/22 season on Thursday October 14th at home against two time defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay.

Here is a look at prediction 1.0 for the opening night roster:

Forwards (12)

Bertuzzi-Larkin-Vrana

Fabbri-Suter-Zadina

Namestnikov-Rasmussen-Gagner

Erne-Stephens-Smith

Defensemen (6)

Leddy-Seider

DeKeyser-Hronek

Staal-Stecher

Goalies (2)

Greiss

Nedeljkovic

Extras (3)

Nielsen

Oesterle

Hirose

Detroit will fill their AHL team with a blend of prospects and NHL veterans.  Most of the players on the list below will see time in Detroit throughout the season.

Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL)

Berggren

Raymond

Veleno

Renouf

Lindstrom

Murphy

Witkowski

Pickard

Final Thoughts

NHL rosters are continuously in a state of flux.  The Detroit Red Wings roster will change almost weekly throughout the year.  General Manager Steve Yzerman continues to put his stamp on this team.  What will he do next?  I will make updates as changes occur to the Red Wings roster.  The opening night roster and extras that I have predicted has six new players to the Red Wings organization.  This team will be more competitive than last year, but they are still at least 2-3 years away from being a playoff contender.