THE DETROIT RED WINGS SHOULD BE THANKFUL RIGHT NOW… SEBASTIAN COSSA IS ON FIRE (Prospect News)

THE DETROIT RED WINGS SHOULD BE THANKFUL RIGHT NOW… SEBASTIAN COSSA IS ON FIRE (Prospect News)

[Music] I think at this point the Detroit Red Wings should be thanking their lucky stars at a number of things. Firstly, it’s that help is on the way. Secondly, it’s that said help is actually unaffected by the current tribulations of the team. And thirdly, seems like this guy can potentially help out the Red Wings for a long, long time. Today, my friends, we are talking about an announcement posted out there by the Grand Rapids Griffins earlier yesterday. Thanks to their sponsor, Howie’s Hockey Tape, whom I normally would not go out there and shout out, but they have a cool graphic, so uh yeah, I thought it was cool. AHL Player of the Week, Sebastian Kosa, who went 3-0 in the most recent week’s worth of games with a 133 goals against, a 945 save percentage, and one shut out. Goodness, man. The Detroit Red Wings are in some pretty good hands when it comes to goalending. And it’s not just because of Sebastian Kosa. You look at who is in the system. I mean, okay, Carter Gillander, you know, yeah, I didn’t think I’d mention his name right off the bat, but he’s been looking pretty okay so far this season. Maybe not the best in the ECHL, but he actually had a pretty good Grand Rapids Griffin stint. You also have yourselves Mau Postava, whom the Red Wings were able to win out and get onto their team after a series of NHL teams interviewed him. And then Sebastian Kosa with a 942 save percentage in nine games leads the Griffins in all goalender statistical categories. Not to mention Trey Austinine who is chilling in the NCAA and who is also expected to becoming great too. I will say for all the tribulations the Red Wings exhibit with the main squad when it comes to goalending, the fact that there are so many positive quality goalenders that are developing and going on their own path. Nobody’s being rushed, it is so refreshing to see. And I think part of me does wonder like, hey, the contrast is quite heavy, isn’t it? Red Wings goalending in the now isn’t really doing all too hot. You talk about Gibson, talk about Talbot, these guys have been problematic to say the least this season. But the AHL has some good names. The NCAA has a name or two. I mean, the Red Wings can’t run with Talbot and Gibson forever, can’t they? And so I get that you can say that there is wonder at what can be for the Red Wings and their net minding situation. And it does open the door to asking whether or not maybe Sebastian Kosa should be given a shot this season. Maybe he can go on some sort of a Jordan Bennington like run in 2019. Maybe he can be the Matt Murray of this generation where he just gets called up and then all of a sudden, wait a minute, he’s amazing and he backs stops the Red Wings to prosperity in the first year of his NHL career. Or maybe he does a hamburger and actually plays well enough to get the Wings into the playoffs, but then doesn’t end up winning the gosh darn thing. I don’t know. Is that possible? Do you want to rush the guy? If the Red Wings were to call up Sebastian Kosa, I would honestly argue that it might not necessarily be strictly due to need. You can say that with a 942 save percentage and a 156 goals against in nine games played this season, you can make the debate that Kosa is ready. And it’s really funny because Sebastian Kosa, as we had said, he was named the AHL’s player of the week with a 945 save percentage and a 133 goals against. Those numbers are just slightly better than what he’s been doing all season long. And I get it. You know, it’s not like he’s played every game. He’s got nine. There have been 18 Grand Rapids Griffin’s games so far. So, he’s only played half of the games. But he’s still looking incredibly solid. And it’s to a point now where I think if Fred Wings fans wanted to converse about pulling him up and just letting him get that opportunity in a dire situation, I don’t think it would be the most unreasonable thing in the world. Now, you can say that calling up Sebastian Kosa and hoping that he can replicate the success he has had in the AHL in the NHL at this point with this Red Wings team in front of him. You can say that’s a bad move. And I would not necessarily disagree. When you look at the defensive quality of the Red Wings at this moment in time, you take a look at just how they’ve been trying to do about their business. They haven’t been looking great. And sure, you can say that the goalending has not helped them out in any respect in that regard. We’ve already discussed how Detroit has the worst goals saved above expected metric in the National Hockey League, I think it is, and their PDO is really bad. They’re not getting saves that they need to get. But at the same time, I think Wing’s defenseman can be a little bit better at this stage. And now can be seen as a vulnerable time in Sebastian Kos’s development where if he’s playing for a team that kind of lets him hang out to dry a little bit, that might be more detrimental to his prospect development than if he just stayed in the AHL and dominated. Because if he’s able to stay in the AHL and dominate, then that’s fine. Let him do that. just be confident in the guy that’s already there. But if you want to climb some of these other mountains, you want to give more of an opportunity to the other goalenders that are in Grand Rapids and you want to see if Kosa can sustain at the national level, then maybe giving him an opportunity, a small sample size, isn’t the worst idea in the world. Heck, it can’t be worse than John Gibson at the moment, right? And besides, at the end of the day, the guy’s 23 years old. You know how long it takes for goalies to make the NHL and actually establish themselves as some of the top players in the world at that position. They don’t usually come in when they’re 18, 19, 20 like some of these other players. No, goalenders take a lot more time to develop. You won’t normally see a guy step in and become an immediate number one player. And by the time they do become a number one starter, they’re probably 25, 26. That’s like the general age range for goalenders to take their time and become what they could be at the national level. Now, there are of course other options and other young guys who have started to look super good and who have been dominant in a way that maybe we kind of expected out of them. I’m thinking about the big three. Spencer Knight in 2019, Yaraslav Ascarov in 2020, and then Yasper Walstead in 2021. Yeah. No, Sebastian Koso was also 2021. I get that. But hey, Walstead was seen as the top goalending prospect in that season. The fact that Koso went first over Walstead does continue to blow my mind. But all three of those guys, Ascarov, Walstead, Knight, they’re looking very good at the National Hockey League level this season. You just go over to the league itself, you’re seeing a bunch of young dudes showing off in a way that we didn’t really expect right off the bat. I mean, Devin Kulie is the number one goalender right now in overall save percentage, but at the end of the day, is Sebastian Kosa a guy that should be treated with that same opportunity? Do you look at San Jose and say, “Yeah, look at that. As a Scarov is playing, he’s got a 910 save percentage so far.” You have Yes Walstead. He’s at a 938 safe percentage with the Wild this season. He is outstanding. and Spencer Knight is bringing the Blackhawks to new heights. Can you do the same with Sebastian Kosa? I mean, I guess technically you should be able to since they’re all kind of in the same age range there, but then again, do the Red Wings need to do this. And do you want to dethrone one of Talbot or Gibson by giving their opportunity to one of these younger guys? What kind of message does that send? I wonder. So, with all that in mind, you can let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. How do you feel about this overall idea here? Do you think it is appropriate for the Detroit Red Wings to maybe make a call up for Sebastian Kosa? A guy who was just recently announced as the AHL’s player of the week. He’s been dominant all season long. Question is, will he continue to dominate if and when he gets called up to the Detroit Red Wings, whether that’s this season or beyond. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below. I hope you enjoyed this British Ash and bye. [Music] [Music]

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We’re going over the latest on Detroit Red Wings prospect Sebastian Cossa, and how good he’s been in the AHL.

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

Sebastian Cossa was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2021 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:

1st) Buffalo Sabres, Owen Power
2nd) Seattle Kraken, Matty Beniers
3rd) Anaheim Ducks, Mason McTavish
4th) New Jersey Devils, Luke Hughes
5th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Kent Johnson
6th) Detroit Red Wings, Simon Edvinsson
7th) San Jose Sharks, William Eklund
8th) Los Angeles Kings, Brandt Clarke
9th) Arizona Coyotes (from Vancouver Canucks), Dylan Guenther
10th) Ottawa Senators, Tyler Boucher
11th) Arizona Coyotes, FORFEITED
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), Cole Sillinger
13th) Calgary Flames, Matthew Coronato
14th) Buffalo Sabres (from Philadelphia Flyers), Isak Rosén
15th) Detroit Red Wings (from Dallas Stars), Sebastian Cossa
16th) New York Rangers, Brennan Othmann
17th) St. Louis Blues, Zachary Bolduc
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Chaz Lucius
19th) Nashville Predators, Fedor Svechkov
20th) Minnesota Wild (from Edmonton Oilers), Jesper Wallstedt
21st) Boston Bruins, Fabian Lysell
22nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Minnesota Wild), Xavier Bourgault
23rd) Dallas Stars (from Washington Capitals via Detroit Red Wings), Wyatt Johnston
24th) Florida Panthers, Mackie Samoskevich
25th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Corson Ceulemans
26th) Minnesota Wild (from Pittsburgh Penguins), Carson Lambos
27th) Nashville Predators (from Carolina Hurricanes), Zachary L’Heureux
28th) Colorado Avalanche, Oskar Olausson
29th) New Jersey Devils (from New York Islanders), Chase Stillman
30th) Vegas Golden Knights, Zach Dean
31st) Montreal Canadiens, Logan Mailloux
32nd) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Columbus Blue Jackets), Nolan Allan

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