AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins receive large reinforcement as Red Wings send prospect down
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Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings have chosen to send former 1st-round pick and Norwegian-born forward Michael Brandsegg-Nygard to the AHL as a reinforcement.
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard made a name for himself at the NHL draft, as the first Norwegian-born forward to be selected in the 1st-round.
Selected 15th overall in 2024, he's already gained 9 games of NHL experience this season.
While he's been a fixture in the team's bottom-six, he's played about as well as expected, scoring 1 point (1 A).
He's also been subject to some struggles in the league, which may have caused the Red Wings to explore the idea of sending him down to the AHL.
The Red Wings have assigned Michael Brandsegg-Nygard to the AHL:
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard's Stint in the NHL
Since he arrived in the NHL, he's accumulated 28 hits and 2 penalty minutes along with his first point tallied on October 23rd against the New York Islanders.
While he's shown he's capable of handling responsibilities as a top-nine winger in the league, he'll have to work on cleaning up his game in the AHL.
Per Jake Tye of The Hockey News:
Some things he will likely need to clean up in the AHL is giveaways as the Norwegian winger has ten on the season, the most of any forward on the Red Wings.
No player is perfect when they start out in the NHL, and progression isn't linear in development.
For someone who adapted to the NHL ice quickly after his transition from the SHL, we shouldn't be disappointed, but expect that this is the norm for prospects.
For now, he'll be able to help out his teammates on the Grand Rapids Griffins pursue the Calder Cup playoffs, while he works his way back up the depth charts again.
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