Huge development in Detroit as the Red Wings are getting a mid-season reinforcement
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Per a newly released report, Detroit Red Wings fans could be getting a glimpse of highly-touted defensive prospect Axel Sandin Pellikka sooner than anticipated.
What are the chances that the Detroit Red Wings could get highly-touted defensive prospect Axel Sandin-Pellikka into their lineup sooner than anticipated?
Per Swedish sports journalist Rasmus Kagstrom, there is a good chance that Pellikka could join the Red Wings at some point "this spring".
(Translated)
There is a chance that Axel Sandin-Pellikka could make his NHL debut with the Detroit Red Wings as early as this spring. The plan right now is for him to finish the season in North America after the Finnish Championship playoffs.
He has 29 points (12G, 17A) in 46 games with Skellefteå AIK of the SHL so far this year.
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Sandin-Pellikka was the captain for Team Sweden in the 2025 World Junior Championships, and even scored a hat trick for his club in the tournament's opening game.
He was also named the tournament's best defenseman..
The Red Wings, who have a long history of talented Swedish defensemen including the likes of Nicklas Lidstrom and Niklas Kronwall, selected Sandin-Pellikka with the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.
Red Wings fans are rightfully excited considering that Sandin-Pellikka has been compared to players like Cale Makar and Erik Karlsson, meaning that he has the potential to bring great things to the lineup when he eventually makes the jump.
And according to the latest report out of Sweden, it looks like it could be sooner than anticipated.
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MARS 12 | 181 ANSWERS Huge development in Detroit as the Red Wings are getting a mid-season reinforcement Can Axel Sandin Pellikka help propel the Red Wings to the postseason if he joins the team? | ||
| Yes | 133 | 73.5 % |
| No | 48 | 26.5 % |
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