Earlier today Detroit Red Wings Assistant General Manager Shawn Horcoff spoke at a Detroit Economic Club event and said that next season Red Wings' eighth overall pick in the 2022 Draft Marco Kasper would be coming to North America and would play for either Grand Rapids or Detroit.
Key Points:
- Kasper was selected eighth overall in the 2022 NHL Draft
- Kasper will play for either Grand Rapids or Detroit in 2023-24.
Get to know Marco Kasper:
Kasper should start next season in Grand Rapids to learn the grasp of the North American style of play before being called up by the Red Wings, but he shouldn't be down there long. Kasper has been playing this season in the Swedish Hockey League for the Rogle BK team.
Kasper has played in 52 games scoring eight goals, 15 assists, and a plus/minus of plus seven, Kasper also has 72 penalty minutes which shows his physical play something the Red Wings could certainly use going forward for the future. Currently, the Red Wing player with the most penalty minutes is Ben Chiarot with 47 and he has played in 13 more games than Kasper. The 18-year-old six-foot-one-inch, 192-pound, center will be a solid piece to add to the Red Wings lineup next season.
What they're saying:
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How we let this guy go for nothing is shocking #LGRW
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Czarnik and Luff Head Back to Grand Rapids Griffins https://detroithockeynow.com/2023/03/15/austin-czarnik-matt-luff-returned-grand-rapids-griffins-detroit-red-wings/ #RedWings #NHL #AHL #LGRW #GoGRG
I'm convinced that Seider will be a guy who takes less pay throughout his career than what he's worth simply because he's just a really Nice guy. #LGRW
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Jakub Vrana is one of most underrated players in the league, he’s got speed, a wicked shot, and stick skills we see in elite players. Teams just need to give him his ice time
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vrana could have 15+ goals this season but no one gave him a chance
#NHL 🏒
Boston is having a heck of a season and all of a sudden loses two in a row against two non-playoffs teams.
Odd. Season fatigue?
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Its gonna be awful when Vrana scores 40 for the Blues next year and we got a 7th for him 🙄 #LGRW
