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The Daily: Red Wings Seider Among Beneficiaries of Lashoff’s Knowledge; Detroit Ninth in NHL Draft Order

Detroit slotted in at ninth for NHL Draft Lottery

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Red Wings Moritz Seider was among the D who were tutored by Brian Lashoff with the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins. (Photo by Michael Caples)

When the Washington Capitals were squandering 3-0 and 4-1 leads and losing 5-4 in overtime to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, they were also breaking the hearts of Detroit Red Wings fans.

A Washington victory would’ve been moving the Capitals ahead of the Red Wings in the NHL standings. The meaning of that development is that it would’ve left Detroit eighth in the positioning for the NHL Draft Lottery.

Instead, the Wings will remain ninth in that draft lottery pecking order. That leaves them with a 5% chance of gaining the No. 1 overall pick, in essence Regina Pats phenom Connor Bedard. They have a 64.4% chance of getting that No. 9 pick, a 23.5% shot at picking 10th and a 1.7% chance of falling to 11th.

Griffins Lashoff Mentor To NHL Rearguards

They’ll be honoring Brian Lashoff prior to Friday’s Grand Rapids Griffins home finale. The GR captain is retiring at season’s end.

While there’s certainly a gamut of emotions running through Lashoff’s mind as the end to his playing days is nearing, among the factors in which he feels the most pride is that he’s been able to help prepare several Griffins defensemen for their NHL journey.

“There’s been a lot of guys over the years, especially the younger D-men that have come through Grand Rapids,” Lashoff said. “I think in my role I had a responsibility to help them through any sort of adversity they’re dealing with, and when they’re doing well to let them know. I think momentum is huge for young guys to be able to ride it and play themselves out of this league.

“Fil Hronek is a guy that I loved my time with Fil, I think we worked together well. When you’re playing with these guys on a day to day basis and you’re paired with them . . . Moritz Seider is a guy I played a little bit with. Gus Lindstrom, I played with him. If I could help these guys in any way, I hope they feel that way. It means a lot to see these guys come through Grand Rapids and then play in the NHL.”

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Boston: Patrice Bergeron, captain of the Boston Bruins, left Thursday’s game against Montreal after the first period for precautionary reasons due to an upper-body injury.

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Montreal: The Montreal Canadiens are officially fifth in the NHL Draft Lottery odds.

Philadelphia: While the attention was on Jonathan Toews, playing his farewell game for the Chicago Blackhawks, at the other end of the rink Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Justin Braun, who’s retiring, was playing his final NHL game.

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