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- Red Wings
- Published: Jan. 06, 2026, 12:23 p.m.
The Detroit Red Wings gave a good, agelong look to rookie halfway Nate Danielson nan first half of nan play and person wished he needs much improvement clip successful nan AHL.
Danielson was assigned to nan Grand Rapids Griffins connected Tuesday, aft being scratched for nan first clip Monday in a 5-3 triumph astatine Ottawa.
Danielson had 2 goals and 5 assists successful 28 games aft being recalled connected Nov. 9.
The Red Wings request much discourtesy from nan ninth wide prime successful 2023.
“Nate is going to person to nutrient immoderate discourtesy complete time,” coach Todd McLellan said connected Sunday. “He’s still figuring retired nan crippled present and I deliberation he’s sewage a tremendous toolbox. He’s sewage to put it each together.
“And sometimes nan goals that you get erstwhile you’re 20 and erstwhile you’re 40 -- you look astatine JVR (James van Riemsdyk) – they’re a small spot greasy. I dislike erstwhile group usage that connection for illustration grinding-type goals. They’re rebounds, they’re tip-ins. There’s thing disconnected of a goaltender that you hap to beryllium successful nan correct spot and you whack it in.
“It’s not ever conscionable nan playmaking and nan saccharine finishes and that type of stuff. And I deliberation there’s much of those plays successful Danny and that’ll travel retired complete time. We’ll thief him pinch that. But we want to make judge he maintains a level of violative assurance arsenic well.”
Danielson, 21, was injured successful training campy and missed nan commencement of nan AHL season. He had a extremity and 4 assists successful 4 games pinch nan Griffins earlier being promoted.
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