Red Wings Yzerman Certain Postava is Ready for AHL Work

Czech netminder Michal Postava is among six goaltenders currently participating in the Detroit Red Wings development camp. In other developments, Detroit GM Steve Yzerman is confident that Postava is ready to take on a much bigger challenge this fall.

Yzerman is counting on Postava being one of the two netminders who will be playing for the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins.

“Oh, I think it’s very realistic that he can play in the AHL next year,” Yzerman said. “I haven’t seen him do it, so that’s the only question mark.

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“I think he had an outstanding year. One of our scouts, Petr Jaros in Europe, who lives in the Czech Republic, has watched Postava all year and really pushed hard for him. He’s watched him climb through every league.

“I think the next step for him after a really good year is to go to the American League. Is he going to be good enough? Time will tell, but we think he’ll be able to play there. We think he’ll be more than fine there.”

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Postava, 23, was playing his first season in the Czech Extraliga during the 2024-25 season. He would backstop Kometa Brno to the championship, posting a .944 save percentage in the process. That performance led the Red Wings to sign the netminder to a two-year contract with an AAV of $975,000.

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However, Postava will earn just $85,000 per season if he’s playing for the AHL Griffins – which is where Yzerman expects him to be. The plan is for Postava and Sebastian Cossa to share the net in GR.

“The only reason or cause for caution is because he hasn’t been over here yet,” Yzerman said. “But based on everything else – I watched a lot of him on video. He played very well, led his team in the Czech League championship. So the next step for him, I think, is to go to North America and play in the American League. And time will tell.

“We’re hoping. He’s very good, obviously, but we’ll see. Our expectation is that it’ll be fine.”