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The Daily: Cossa Facing Elimination; Dubas Mulls Penguins Job?

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11 months ago

May 27, 2023

Six-foot-six Detroit Red Wings prospect goalie Sebastian Cossa is all that stands between the Idaho Steelheads and the end of the Toledo Walleye season.

The Steelheads upended the Walleye 4-3 Friday in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven ECHL Western Conference Final. Cossa should be in net tonight (7:15 p.m.) when the Walleye face their first elimination game of these Kelly Cup playoffs.

Idaho has beaten Detroit prospect goaltender John Lethemon twice in this series and Cossa once. But Cossa has the lone win against the Steelheads in the series. He posted 26 saves, including 10 in the third period, to beat the Steelheads in Game 3.

Cossa is 5-1 in the playoffs with a 1.84 GAA and a .934 save percentage. He’s facing a Steelheads team that posted an ECHL-best record of 58-11-1-2 in the regular-season.

all hail Lethemon and his left foot 🙌 pic.twitter.com/3uhAdAWjsT

— Toledo Walleye (@ToledoWalleye) May 27, 2023

Red Wings’ Offseason

It will be Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider vs. his Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde today when Germany plays USA in the World Championships semifinals (11:20 a.m., NHL Network). Detroit prospect Carter Mazur is also on the U.S. team. USA beat Germany 3-2 in their preliminary round encounter.

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Buffalo: Mike Augello writes that Kyle Okposo is returning to the Sabres to take care of unfinished business. Buffalo Sabres.

Chicago: In his Beyond the Numbers feature, Nate Brown takes a look at what Connor Bedard offers the Chicago Blackhawks

Colorado: Evan Rawal ranks GM Joe Sakic’s all-time best trades. Colorado Avalanche.

Florida: The Panthers were underdogs long before these playffs, Colby Guy writes. Florida Panthers.

Los Angeles: What would the Kings have to pay to keep their free agents? Austin Stanovich takes a look at that question. Los Angeles Kings.

Nashville: Yaroslav Askarov and Joakim Kemel are playing impressively enough in Milwaukee to get Predators fans excited. Nashville Predators.

Philadelphia: Chuck Bausman does not believe a Cole Caufield offer sheet is a good idea for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Pittsburgh: An Elliotte Friedman report says Kyle Dubas is mulling over the Penguins’ GM job this weekend. Pittsburgh Penguins

Vegas: Will Adin Hill re-sign in Vegas? And will the Golden Knights buy out Robin Lehner? Dan Kingerski takes a deep dive into those questions. Vegas Golden Knights.