Oct 30, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Detroit Red Wings left wing Elmer Soderblom (85) moves in for a shot against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period at Crypto.com Arena.

Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

The Detroit Red Wings have placed Michael Rasmussen on injured reserve, and in a corresponding move, they have activated Elmer Soderblom from IR.

While the Red Wings are 1st in the Atlantic Division, they need all the help they can get.

Thankfully they’ll now receive the reinforcement of six-foot-eight forward Elmer Soderblom in their bottom six.

The former 6th-round pick of the Detroit Red Wings in 2019 will have a chance to help defend home ice against the Predators.

Soderblom has played 11 games this season and scored 1 point in that timeframe.

There remain questions about his injury status and whether or not it affected his production earlier in the year, with a point to his name.

Can the second half of 2025-26 be better for Elmer Soderblom?

Soderblom hasn’t been able to provide the kind of production we saw last season. He scored 11 points (4-7) in 26 games last season and played as one of the better defensive forwards in 2024-25 with a 91.2% save percentage.

Rasmussen has been a disappointing forward in the lineup this season, scoring 5 points (2-3) in 19 games with the Detroit Red Wings.

Rasmussen is a remaining piece of Ken Holland’s braintrust in Hockeytown and has seen his star wane as a former 1st-round pick.

This is just another name on the list of players who are out, as defenseman Simon Edvinsson is out with an illness.

Previously on Red Wings Insider

POLL

05 MINUTES AGO   |   1 ANSWERS

Red Wings complete roster transactions involving two players

Do you think forward Elmer Soderblom will help the Detroit Red Wings stay in the top of the Atlantic Division?