The Draft: Do Red Wings Have Third Intriguing Net Prospect?; MBN Injured

The Detroit Red Wings benefited from an effective goalie performance by a prospect goalie. And it wasn’t Sebastian Cossa or Trey Augustine.

Carter Gylander (pronounced GUY-Lander) stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 save percentage) to help the Red Wings down the Dallas Stars twice in their NHL Prospect Series. The Alberta native owned a 0.67 goals-against average for 90-plus minutes of work in the series.

Here is the scoring summary for the two games of the series.

The Red Wings signed Gylander, 23, after he played four seasons at Colgate.  At 6-foot-5, 195 pounds, Gylander has a similar body type to Cossa. Both are tall and thin.

“I thought he had a great game and a half, to be honest with you,” the prospect team coach Dan Watson said. “He played aggressive (Sunday). He saw a lot more action to what he did last night. So for him to be able to put together four and a half really, really solid periods is good for him. You know, he got a little bit of a taste last year in the Grand Rapids, some practice time. So I think he was maybe a little bit ahead of the curve there. But I think overall very pleased with his outings.”

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Jakub Rychlovsky’s dynamic offensive skill was very evident in the prospect series against the Dallas Stars.

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard played only one of the two games against the Stars. But he was impressive in Game 1 against the Stars. Could he make the Red Wings this season? Not likely, but possible based on his all-around game.

Paywall story: Bob Duff ranks the Red Wings’ worst first round picks through the years. Detroit has known some . If you haven’t purchased a yearly subscription, you can order one here.

Red Wings Offseason

Detroit’s Prospect Team turned in an impressive performance in taking a pair of games from the Dallas Stars in their NHL Prospect Series in Traverse City. The Red Wings gave up just three goals in their two games, and one came at the buzzer in Game 2 with the Dallas goalie pulled. The Red Wings used several free agent invitees, but all of their prospects played well. Emmitt Finnie was particularly impressive. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard will be a multi-tool NHLer. Jakub Rychlovsky has noteworthy skill. Nate Danielson is close to challenging for an NHL spot. Alexandre Doucet showed he has taken a step in his development. Amadeus Lombardi has bulked up without losing any speed.

Check out how many Michigan players, including Red Wings, are working out together at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth.

Look at this group of NHL players that trained at Plymouth’s USA Hockey Arena this summer.

So many stars including: Kyle Connor, Andrew Copp, Connor Hellebuyck, Ville Husso, Alex DeBrincat, Dylan Larkin, Adam Fantilli, Luke Hughes, Jack Hughes, Zach Werenski, Quinn Hughes, Alex… pic.twitter.com/EhgyLd3HWt

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Buffalo: Jason Moser identifies three underrated Sabres in the Prospect Challenge. Buffalo Sabres. 

Florida: The Stanley Cup champion Panthers will have plenty of new faces in training camp. Florida Panthers.

Philadelphia: It’s unlikely to happen, but the Flyers are not willing to rule out prospect Jett Luchanko making his NHL debut this season. His drive is off the charts. Philadelphia Flyers. 

San Jose: Does it matter that the Sharks youngsters are dominating in NHL rookie games? Sheng Peng discusses all of that.   San Jose Sharks