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A2Y- After Practice Talk

03/17/2023 at 1:04pm EDT

Simon Edvinsson first, coach Lalonde below.

Lalonde

Paul

from Ansar Khan of Mlive,

Simon Edvinsson expressed his feelings after his first practice Friday with the Detroit Red Wings.

Im kind of nervous, he said. I was nervous when I was driving up here.

Whats there to be nervous about? Hes only making his NHL debut Saturday against the reigning Stanley Cup champion, with his parents possibly attending and the game televised nationally back home in Sweden.

I hope he will be nervous, Moritz Seider said. I think if he says other than that, he will be lying. Were just here to pump his tires, get him confident. Hopefully, hell be the best version out there of himself....

Hes probably what you saw in camp, where theres some games he looked NHL-ready and theres games where he has a long ways to go, Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. It sounds like a little more consistent of late, which is natural for young players. I personally think its a lot harder for a young D. So, hes progressing accordingly, and these opportunities are extremely valuable in his overall development....

You have to be physical (in the AHL). Its the same here (in the NHL), Edvinsson said. You need to have good first contact. Otherwise, theyre going to run over you and one mistake it ends up in the net.

He added: I feel like I wasnt quite ready to start up here. I had a lot of things to improve. I feel like Grand Rapids has been a good place to improve that stuff.

Seider said he noticed in training camp that Edvinsson is calm under pressure.

He will have the puck on his tape a lot tomorrow, Seider said. Were really excited to have him. I think he will bring a lot of offensive energy to our blueline and thats definitely something we need.

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