Goaltender Alex Lyon's fate with the Detroit Red Wings decided after move by Steve Yzerman
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With the news that the Red Wings plan on signing a top Swedish goalie after the year ends, has Alex Lyon's time in Detroit come to an unofficial end?
There's going to be no shortage of goaltenders in the Detroit Red Wings' system for next year.
Not only are Cam Talbot and Petr Mrazek under contract through 2026, but Detroit also has highly-touted prospect Sebastian Cossa waiting in the wings and playing with the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins; he's thought by most to be Detroit's goalie of the future.
Additionally, news broke earlier today that the Red Wings plan to sign top SHL goalie Arvid Holm to a contract. So, where does this leave Alex Lyon?
He's not under contract for next year, as he's currently finishing up the 2nd of a 2-year pact given to him by GM Steve Yzerman in the summer of 2023 after backing up Sergei Bobrovsky in the 1st of what would be consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Final for Detroit's divisional foe Florida Panthers.
So far this year,, he has gone 12-9-1 with a 2.84 GAA and .896 SV%.
Shortly after Detroit's coaching switch from Derek Lalonde to Todd McLellan in late December, Lyon spoke honestly about feeling like he belonged at the NHL level.
I still don't feel like I belong - I mean, I feel I belong in the NHL, I know I can play here, but I feel the same as I did when I was 23. There were times when I wasn't in the NHL when I felt like I should have been, and whoever's fault that is - my fault - we could talk about it endlessly. But my approach remains the same. It has to. You have to separate yourself from a lot of things and so that's what I continue to try to do. I see it as the big picture and I hope I can play 10 more years.
So far in his career, Lyon has a record of 49-38-11.
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