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Red Wings youngster now appears to be healthy scratched vs Ducks Thursday
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The Detroit Red Wings' coach, Todd McLellan, has scratched young forward Elmer Soderblom ahead of Thursday's game against the Anaheim Ducks.
Head Coach Todd McLellan has made the decision to scratch young forward Elmer Soderblom.
The move happened ahead of the game against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
Soderblom has spent the majority of his short NHL career in the bottom six; he will now find himself as an extra against the Ducks.
In 11 games this season, he's scored a point (1 G) on a team that is in a scoring slump, which needs to break immediately.
There was no clarification given on why the forward was scratched, but we can speculate that the fourth-liner hasn't been an impact player like the Red Wings need.
Though coach McLellan believes in Soderblom's potential, "we want it to show up".
The Detroit Red Wings Scratch Elmer Soderblom
Soderblom is a former 159th overall pick in the 6th-round of the 2019 NHL Draft.
This is the 2nd year in a row the towering Swedish forward made the team out of camp.
But the trouble with him is he's found that he's been an easy replacement in the lineup, as forward Jonata Berggren has been giving him his spot in the lineup.
Last season, he scored 11 points (4-7) in 26 games with the Detroit Red Wings and spent 38 games in the AHL with the Griffins.
Is this another case where he could be sent back to the AHL to continue developing as a player?
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