INCREDIBLE RED WINGS NEWS! JUSTIN HOLL & ERIK GUSTAFSSON ON WAIVERS + PROSPECTS MADE THE TEAM

INCREDIBLE RED WINGS NEWS! JUSTIN HOLL & ERIK GUSTAFSSON ON WAIVERS + PROSPECTS MADE THE TEAM

Hey, hey, what do you say? It’s a Detroit Red Wings miracle today because we had ourselves so many names enter the NHL waiver wire on this day, Sunday, October 5th, that there are just too many names to even fit onto one page. With this in mind, let’s just go over to Frank Sarah’s tweet talking about notable players to enter the waiver wire today, which includes a select number of defensemen from the Droid Red Wings. Oh my goodness, man. Justin Hall and Eric Gustoson have been waved today. And you know what that means? With these two guys placed on the waiver wire, it means somebody might have stolen their jobs now, didn’t they? Let’s head over onto the Detroit Red Wings subreddit and read what fans are saying in response to this news. The Red Wings place and Gustoson on waiverss. Oh my gosh. Okay, it is happening. This is the best Red Wings day since the last time they waved Justin Hall. Holy crap. The rookies are here to stay. Let’s go. Two out means two in. I think there was space for one of them to begin with. So, I think they can keep all three for 23. All right. So, there you go. 25 on the roster. Two out means that the rest can stay. And I think, you know, just thinking about what this means for the Red Wings. This is such a There’s no effing way for anyone who remembers the Babcock days. Insanity. So hyped up to watch things go down now. Do you not remember just a few years ago when Dylan Lin was a young guy? I mean, Larkin’s still kind of a young stud right now, but he was drafted over a decade ago. And when he made the Detroit Red Wings, that was sort of the status quo of that team. Veterans, no young guys, all the immediate drafted prospects got some time developing in their junior leagues or college or the AHL. Even with Cider and Edmonson, you can say there was a little bit of extra patience tossed out there. But now, I mean, we’re seeing Axel Sandine Pelica earn himself a spot with the Detroit Red Wings. It says Grand Rapids Griffin’s on here right now. That’s probably going to change. And you think about some of the other guys that have made impacts on this team. Michael Brans new guard EMTT Finny ASP. Three of them are staying because there was already space for one of these guys to begin with. The departure of Hall and Gustoson means that the roster is now fixed. At least that’s what we’re going to assume based off of the workings of today. Not to dance on anyone’s grave, but this is a power move by the Detroit Red Wings. I just pumped my fist to myself. Yeah, I feel terrible celebrating the destruction of dude’s careers, but I want to win and I want the rookies to come up. It has to happen. And here’s a good way to rationalize it. The way I look at it is the dude’s career could have ended a couple of years ago, but we saved him by offering him a contract. The eye test said he’s been done for a while. It was just a matter of time. The unsung hero in all of this is Ian Mitchell. Him having a good camp and Mlullen trusting him as a safety blanket helped make this possible. Ian Mitchell and Jacob Bernard Docker, two very underrated signings. Now, you might be wondering, what does that mean? like Mitchell was already sent down a few days ago, so I’m not sure what you mean. Abilair goes out there and replies, “There is a chance that one of Justin Hall or Eric Gustoson gets claimed, which means that the Red Wings would need somebody in Grand Rapids that seems capable to call up when someone gets injured. They still have Harmonic and Lagansen and the kids in GR, but he would be in the mix, I suppose.” So ultimately, we got to give our props to Eric Gustoson and Justin Hall. And I know you might be asking yourself, why? Why do we have to give these guys props? Yeah, I’m just trying to be curtious here, folks. Just trying to be sentimental to two players who got their jobs stolen from them at the NHL level. I mean, stolen. It’s not like Justin Hall was doing anything to deserve a chance in the NHL to begin with. We all kind of recognize that when he was signed on by the Detroit Red Wings a few years ago, that it was kind of a mistake. Signed on till the end of this upcoming season, 3.4 million bucks a year, Justin Hall is overpaid as all heck. He does not provide anywhere near the value he should for that dollar amount. And you could always say that there was a bit of a pride thing here, right? I mean, they waved Justin Hall last time. He’s still in the organization, so they’re waving him again. There was always going to be a level of pride and ego being hurt on behalf of Steve Eisermanman when you think about Justin Hall getting sent down. It’s like, why are you sending down a 3.4 million guy? Ah, it’s because he sucks. Oh, wait a minute. Why did you give a guy who sucks 3.4 million bucks? It’s not like everybody knew that he was garbage in Toronto. Multiple 20 point seasons. That’s actually not bad to be honest. But that production did not justify the defensive inefficiencies and the poor defending that he had in Detroit. Justin Hall didn’t produce 20 point seasons. So obviously there’s not a lot to cheer for there. But now based off of the events of today, I mean Steve Eisermanman’s got to be praying that somebody goes out there and claims this guy, right? Any team need a right-handed defense who’s making 3.4 million bucks? Who knows? If it’s not Justin Hall, maybe it’s Eric Gustoson, who himself is making $2 million a year till the end of this upcoming season. These guys, assuming they get claimed, are going to have themselves NHL opportunities, but if they don’t, off to Grand Rapids, y’all go, I guess. Gustoson, to his credit, did produce 18 points in 60 games with the Red Wings last year. He has been a very strange to follow offensive defenseman who had some pretty solid years with various teams. his 60point season in 79 games that the Blackhawks stands out as a very big plus. In fact, this was seen as quite the standout year and it’s why we talked about Gustoson as an underrated Redwing back when he was acquired initially. Hey, guess what? Who was on the Chicago Blackhawks in 2018-19? Well, you had Gustoson, you had Debrink, and you had Patrick Kane. So, all these guys were going out there and producing. Now, they’re in Detroit. Let’s see if they can replicate that level of production. No, sorry, they can’t really. Or at least Gustoson didn’t. The point production from him was okay, but it wasn’t 60 point caliber like it was in the past. But ultimately, just based off of the way these guys have played in the preseason, I mean, it’s very clear to see Axel Santine Pelica is a much more valuable player, especially nowadays. He really came into his own over the course of the past few preseason games. I thought that he actually had a pretty rough start in the preseason, but as the thing has continued, he’s definitely started to be a lot more confident and looking a lot more solid, taking that swagger, that pizzazz that he had in Sweden and bringing it to the NHL game. It’s true that ASP kind of struggled in the Grand Rapids Griffins, but I’m starting to think maybe the Griffins just weren’t fitting for him and his style. We know the AHL is a little bit more physical. guys aren’t necessarily as quick as they are in the AHL compared to the NHL. So when you think about Axel Santi Pelica’s game, yeah, he doesn’t play a physical bodychecking forcheing style. He’s just there doing his moves, doing his deaks, doing his dangles, and controlling the play up top. That style, you can say, is a lot more fit to the National Hockey League game versus the AHL game. So, if he’s able to control the play like he did in the preseason for the Detroit Red Wings fulltime in 82 games this upcoming year, then that’s great. And then you think about the other two guys that also made the team based off of the results of today’s waiverwire situation. Emtt Finny, such a strong player. This guy was a seventh round pick just two years ago. How in the heck was a seventh round pick this good? He’s now a Redwing pretty much. And you also have yourselves Michael Brangard who led the preseason in points. I mean, there’s no denying what he’s been capable of doing this pre-season. Times are changing with the Detroit Red Wings. Man, it’s a 20-year-old, a 20-year-old, and a 20-year-old. Three 20-year-olds all making the team in 2025. Michael Brans Nugard will be 21 in Oh, actually, no, it’s his birthday today. Oh, he’s 20 now. Hey, happy birthday to Michael Brans Nugard. He shares a birthday with Mario Lemieux. Three straight 20-year-olds all finding themselves on the Detroit Red Wings to start out this 2526 campaign. Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. If you enjoyed this video, then hey, feel free to click the like button. If you didn’t, then the dislike button is down there for you. Comments help out with the algorithm, so I’d really appreciate it if you got involved there. But I hope you enjoyed this video. And bye.

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We’re going over some of the top Detroit Red Wings prospects in Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, and Emmitt Finnie, and how they seem to have made the team after Justin Holl and Erik Gustafsson got waived.

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.

Axel Sandin-Pellikka was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2023 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 31 of the draft went as follows:

1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev

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