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Video- Wings Needed Defensive Help

06/21/2019 at 10:23pm EDT

from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

At sixth overall in the 2019 NHL draft, the Detroit Red Wings picked German defenseman Moritz Seider at Rogers Arena.

Seider was rookie of the year in the DEL, Germany’s top men’s hockey league in 2018-19. He had six points in 29 games for Mannheim. He brings size at 6 feet 3 and 208 pounds, and shoots right. Moritz looked stunned to hear his name called so early.

It was the first pick with Steve Yzerman as general manager. Seider was ranked sixth among European skaters in final draft rankings. The Wings passed up several highly rated forwards — Dylan Cozens, Trevor Zegras, Cole Caufield — and the pick reflects the lack of defensemen depth in the organization.

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Video below via the Free Press...

added 10:43pm, Watch Art Regne with Seider below.

added 11:03pm, Watch Jeff Blashill on Seider below.

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