Red Wings Call Up Simon Edvinsson; How Can He Provide a Spark?

Today, the Detroit Red Wings provided their fanbase with the Christmas gift it craved: a Simon Edvinsson call-up from the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Though the Red Wings snapped their losing skid yesterday night against the Flyers, it wasn't a victory that convinced anybody that Detroit had solved the extent of the problems that have been on display all month.

Chief among those has been a lack of reliability in the defensive zone—what Derek Lalonde referred to earlier this week as "screaming blow-ups" in relation to missed coverages in the 5-2 loss to Winnipeg Wednesday.

There might still be holes in Edvinsson's game, and as a young defenseman, he's bound to make a few errors as he re-acclimates to the NHL game.  However, given that the Red Wings' veteran defenders have been plenty error-prone in recent weeks, it only seems fair he gets a chance to show what he can do.

On the most recent episode of The Silky Mitten State, I discussed just that with Connor Earegood.  Here's a sampling of that conversation:

For the full discussion and episode, you can find The Silky Mitten State on either Spotify or Apple Podcasts:

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