from Bob Duff of Detroit Hockey Now,
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider probably doesn’t realize that it’s been 16 seasons since an NHL defenseman was able to dish out over 200 hits and block more than 200 shots in the same season.
It’s a certainty, though, that he knows well the most recent guy to do it. This is because that guy is him.
This season, Seider was accounting for 211 hits. He was also sacrificing his body in front of 212 pucks, finishing second in the NHL in blocked shots. Seider wound up eighth among NHL blueliners in hits.
“He shows up every game, he battles hard every game,” Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman said of Seider. “He blocks shots, he gets hits, he makes plays.
“We’re asking him to do a lot and he’s got the mental toughness to weather it all.”
I've noticed the Detroit beat writers are starting to use the information gathered from the exit interviews and using it in a fresh article. I am not buying it and until they use something new, fresh or a different angle, I am not going to point to it.
This is just one of the many reasons why you're the best.
Paul,
Not really related but just curious... Did I somehow miss an explanation on whats going on with Walman? I was sure we would hear something in exit interviews somewhere in there. The (unless I missed it) absolute silence on him seemed weird. Do we know anything?
It was not addressed in the end of season interviews with Lalonde and Yzerman. A few other KK members have asked the same thing, the media did not ask so we wait for more information.
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