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The Daily: Cossa Bests Wallstedt in Griffins Win; Bedard Injured

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Sebastian Cossa was sharp in the Griffins' 4-1 win against the Iowa Wild (Photo Courtesy of Grand Rapids Griffins/Iowa Wild)

When the Detroit Red Wings bypassed top goalie prospect Jesper Wallstedt to take Sebastian Cossa with the No. 15 pick in the 2021 NHL draft, the team assured that Cossa would spend his pro career being compared to Wallstedt.  The Minnesota Wild drafted Swedish prospect Wallstedt 20th overall.

The Red Wings’ Cossa pick looked fine Friday night when he made 28 saves to best Wallstedt and lift the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 4-1 win against the Iowa Wild in American Hockey League action. The Griffins have now won four in a row, thanks to strong play by Detroit prospects, including Cossa. The 6-foot-6 Cossa owns a 6-6-3 record with a 2.95 goals-against average this season.

Defenseman Antti Tuomisto (drafted 35th by the Red Wings in 2019) scored his third goal over the past 10 games to help the Griffins. They are now in sole possession of third place in the AHL’s Central Division.

That’s good news for the Red Wings who tried to improve their farm team this offseason to provide a better training situation for their prospects.

Prospects Simon Edvinsson, Jonatan Berggren, Marco Kasper and Amadeus Lombardi were among the Griffins who assisted on the Grand Rapids goals. Defenseman Edvinsson (drafted sixth in 2021) has 19 points in 28 games.

 

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  • Bob Duff offers a list of Red Wings who need to get going as the NHL before the season hits the halfway mark. Andrew Copp hasn’t scored since Nov. 7.

Red Wings Next Game

The Red Wings play the Anaheim Ducks Sunday at 8 p.m. Andrew Copp had a minor injury and couldn’t play Thursday. The undisclosed injury is considered minor, but his status for Sunday is unknown. Although Copp hasn’t scored a goal in almost two months, he does have 10 assists in his past 17 games.

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Boston: Bruins standout Brad Marchand says Sidney Crosby should be receiving more attention for the stellar season he is having. Boston Bruins,

Chicago: Connor Bedard and Nick Foligno were both injured the Chicago Blackhawks‘ 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils.  Nate Brown has the details.

New Jersey: It was Brendan Smith who laid out Chicago’s Connor Bedard with a hit that knocked him out of the . Video is in the story. New Jersey Devils 

San Jose: Sheng Peng weighs in on whether Jack Studnicka’s demotion is opening up the roster for injured Logan Couture’s imminent return. San Jose Sharks.

 

 

 

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