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The Daily: Wallinder Making Strides; Orr Throwing First Puck at Fenway

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1 year ago

December 31, 2022

Red Wings pick William Wallinder is enjoying a solid season with Rogle of the SHL.

Scouts and media members have chronicled Red Wings center prospect Marco Kasper’s improvement in the Swedish Hockey League this season. It’s been easy to overlook that his Rogle teammate William Wallinder, another Detroit draft pick, continues to make strides.

Defenseman Wallinder, 20, is Rogle’s third leading scorer with four goals and 14 assists for 18 points in 29 games playing in Rogle’s top pairing. He has four more points than Kasper. Wallinder has started to develop more poise both offensively and defensively. Take a look at the video below:

OT sequence from the other day; William Wallinder goes end to end, then hands the puck over to Marco Kasper for some extended offensive pressure #LGRW pic.twitter.com/CSUBp0MJvA

— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) December 30, 2022

Wallinder was the 32nd pick in the 2020 NHL draft. Kasper was the No. 8 pick in last summer’s draft. It wouldn’t be unthinkable to see both players in North America next season. Wallinder for sure will be here.

Marco Kasper lays a solid hit behind the net, then flashes some quick hands to get a shot on net #LGRW pic.twitter.com/WFNMM7pBIy

— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) December 30, 2022

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Red Wings’ Next Game

The Red Wings are home tonight to face the Ottawa Senators in the annual New Year’s Eve Game. They are 3-5-2 in their last 10, while the Senators are 6-2-2. The Red Wings lost to the Senators, 6-3, two weeks ago at Little Caesars Arena.

Hockey Now Network

Boston: Joe Haggerty writes about how the Bruins are pumped up to play the second Winter Classic at Fenway Park. Boston Bruins

Also, Bobby Orr will be involved in a unique ceremonial puck drop for the game.

Florida: Panthers entered this year with a bang and now they are leaving 2022 with a whimper. Florida Panthers

Montreal: With a 2-7-1 record in their last 10 games, the Montreal Canadiens have improved their odds of landing one of the top two draft picks in 2023. Montreal Canadiens

New York: Injured Cal Clutterbuck and Kyle Palmieri are with the Islanders for their road trip starting New Year’s Day in Seattle. The bad news: Oliver Wahlstrom has been placed on the IR indefinitely. New York Islanders