Towering Red Wings prospect Elmer Soderblom continues to improve his game
While he hasn't tasted NHL action in over a year, towering Red Wings prospect Elmer Soderblom continues to improve his game with the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Towering Detroit Red Wings prospect Elmer Soderblom is the tallest player at 6'8 in the organization's history, and it almost appeared as though he'd earn a regular roster spot when he began 2022-23 on the roster and even scored the 1st goal of the year:
He played in 21 total games, accumulating 8 points (5G, 3A) before going back to the Grand Rapids Griffins. He's not played in the NHL since, but he's continuing to up his game with the Griffins.
He now has 7 points in his last 8 games, and is playing like he's determined to challenge for a roster spot on the Red Wings next year.
Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman preached patience with Soderblom's development
Before 2023-24 began, Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman preached patience with Soderblom's development and kept the big picture in perspective.
The reason we brought him up there was because he was hurt and he missed a lot at the end of the season. We just wanted to get him in some competition, get him banged around in games to prepare him for training camp. It turned out to be a great thing he could of, if he'd wanted to, kind of floated through it a little bit. But he played really hard, he played really well.
We were really pleased with his performance and how hard he competed up there. I think that bodes well for him here in the preseason, because he is one of those players that is competing to play for the Red Wings this year and he's gonna have to really earn it. But it was a really positive weekend for him. We were really happy with his attitude and his performance.
This year with Grand Rapids, Soderblom has scored 17 points (5G, 12A) in 38 games. However, he's in the last year of his 3-year entry level deal.
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