{"id":456688,"date":"2026-02-13T11:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/456688\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:02:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:02:25","slug":"chris-pronger-has-strong-opinion-on-detroit-red-wings-defenseman-moritz-seider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/456688\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Pronger has strong opinion on Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nChris Pronger has strong opinion on Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider
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Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Veteran defenseman and NHL analyst Chris Pronger expressed a strong opinion on the Detroit Red Wings’ own Moritz Seider.<\/p>\n

Since the Detroit Red Wings haven’t had a Norris Trophy candidate on their roster since the 2010s in Nicklas Lidstrom, things have changed.<\/p>\n

This season, he’s played a solid two-way game, offering not only offensive upside but also the ability to close the gaps and deprive his opponents of space with hits.<\/p>\n

He leads all Red Wings defensemen in both ice time and points and has a plus-13 rating.<\/p>\n

It appears that this season, Cale Makar is the shoo-in for the Norris Trophy, but Seider isn’t making it easier on Makar to earn it.<\/p>\n

Veteran defenseman Chris Pronger weighed in on Moritz Seider’s season during a recent episode of Spittin’ Chiclets.<\/p>\n

“We mentioned a month ago, the season he’s having,” Whitney said of Seider. “And I said, ‘I don’t know if there’s been a defenseman as close to Chris Pronger the way Moritz Seider is playing right now….he’s mean, he’s enormous.”<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you seeing some characteristics that you had in your game out of him?\u201d Whitney asked.<\/p>\n

Bissonnette followed up: \u201cAnd is he a No. 1 at this point?”<\/p>\n

“At this point, yes,” Pronger responded without hesitation before delving deeper into the characteristics that he feels a top NHL defenseman should have.<\/p>\n

The Detroit Red Wings’ Moritz Seider is a top-pairing wonder for the Original Six team this year<\/p>\n

It’s obvious that Pronger has found similarities between himself and Seider, as he believes that the German-born Red Wings star is a #1 defenseman in the league.<\/p>\n

This season, Seider has played 58 games and scored 38 points (7-31) and has been a key piece in the Red Wings’ Cinderella season.<\/p>\n

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Chris Pronger has strong opinion on Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider<\/p>\n

Do you agree with NHL analyst Chris Pronger’s strong opinion that defenseman Moritz Seider of the Detroit Red Wings is a #1 defenseman in the league?<\/p>\n

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