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Which Red Wings Players Are “Untouchables”?

By Evan Mead

Mar 22, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Oskar Sundqvist (70) receives congratulations from teammates after scoring in the third period against the Philadelphia Flyers at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 22, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Oskar Sundqvist (70) receives congratulations from teammates after scoring in the third period against the Philadelphia Flyers at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mortiz Seider of the Detroit Red Wings. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

Defenseman, Mortiz Seider

Does this one need to be explained? Probably not. Am I going to explain it anyways? Yes.

Mortiz Seider was one of the best defenseman in hockey this past season and I’d argue that he will begin the season in my top 10 defenseman rankings. I think that the trajectory of his career could be something we haven’t quite seen before.

When trying to really find a comparison to fit Seider’s game, there wasn’t one. I mean, Chris Pronger? Erik Karlsson? Zdeno Chara? There is no singular person that seems to have the overall capabilites that Seider has.

I know that Mortiz Seider didn’t quite put up the goal numbers we expected from him, but that doesn’t waiver my faith that he will one day be a 15-20 goal scorer from the defenseman position. Furthermore, he finished this season with 40 assists which is a milestone that I don’t think anyone expected him to hit- including myself.

I knew that if he were to see the minutes he desereved, he’d prove the organization right. I never thought that as a rookie he would put up 40 assists. If he can develop his offensive talent and find himself being a smarter defenseman(by that I mean his positioning), he could soon become a top five defenseman in the NHL.

You can not, nor should you, trade away a player with a ceiling as high as that. You have a periniel all-star- don’t blow it.

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