Detroit Red Wings Prospect Tournament recap, thoughts, and takeaways
By Tyler Kotila
Game 1: Detroit Red Wings vs. Dallas Stars
Last Thursday, the Detroit Red Wings took the ice to open up their Prospect Tournament slate of games. The Red Wings started Sebastian Cossa between the pipes, and he ultimately departed during the second period, allowing Jan Bednar to take over.
Cossa let in two tough goals, though it was seemingly more on the fault of the play in front of him, leaving him out to dry. Nonetheless, he allowed two goals on 16 shots against. The defensive work in front of him was not the best, and the Red Wings did end up dropping the game by a 4-2 margin.
However, there were some positives to point out. Elmer Söderlom picked up a goal (assists for Cross Hanas & Nate Danielson), which was good to see from the big man, working hard on the forecheck, and then after the puck was rimmed around, he went to the front for a quick tap-in goal.
On top of that, Antti Tuomisto picked up a power-play goal (assists to Nate Danielson & Riley Sawchuk) with a booming slapshot through traffic from the point. It’s another good thing to see from the Finnish defender looking to prove he belongs.
On the flipside, Carter Mazur missed time after departing the game early. It was labeled a lower-body injury that the Red Wings continue to evaluate. The Red Wings dropped the opener, but they showed some things to be happy with moving forward.