Kasper's Slow Start in GR After a slow start to the season, Marco Kasper˘—whom the Detroit Red Wings selected eighth overall at the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal—is heating up for the Grand Rapids Griffins. Now, thanks to a five-point weekend in the Griffins' sweep over the Manitoba Moose, Kasper has picked up the AHL's player of the week honors. Kasper helped drive three-goal comebacks on consecutive nights. On Friday, he scored the overtime winner for Grand Rapids, before scoring a pair of goals Saturday (his first multi-goal AHL game) then assisting on Zach Aston-Reese's game-winning goal with just 12 seconds to play. Entering the season, this was always going to be a year of adaptation for Kasper, who had not played a full campaign on North American ice, so his relatively slow start to the year can't come as too much of a surprise. After this weekend, Kasper now has 11 points in his last 10 games, and he appears to have settled in nicely to life in GR. Meanwhile, a pair of wins over the weekend leaves the Griffins sitting in third place in the Central Division. For the season, Kasper now has six goals and 13 assists in 36 games. Jul 7, 2022; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; Marco Kasper shakes hands with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after being selected as the number eight overall pick to the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft at Bell Centre [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzODE0MDg2MTk3MTI2NzE2/usatsi_18660393.jpg] Jul 7, 2022; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; Marco Kasper shakes hands with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after being selected as the number eight overall pick to the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft at Bell Centre ALSO FROM THN DETROIT Walman-Seider's Heavy Lift and Containment, Copp Line Keeps Driving, Lyon Outduels Vasilevskiy: Red Wings-Lightning Statistical Review [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/analysis/walman-seiders-heavy-lift-and-containment-copp-line-keeps-driving-lyon-outduels-vasilevskiy-red-wings-lightning-statistical-review] Lalonde Credits Practice Time for January Red Wings' Defensive Turn Around [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/lalonde-credits-practice-time-for-red-wings-defensive-turn-around] Red Wings 2, Lightning 1: Lyon, Sprong Carry Detroit to Massive Atlantic Win over Vasilevskiy, Lightning [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/red-wings-2-lightning-1-lyon-sprong-carry-detroit-to-massive-atlantic-win-over-vasilevskiy-lightning] Kasper Gives Griffins OT Win after Late Berggren Goal [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/kasper-gives-griffins-ot-win-after-late-berggren-goal] "We Just Weren't able to Get it to the Finish Line Tonight": Red Wings Reflect on 4-2 Loss in Carolina [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/we-just-werent-able-to-get-it-to-the-finish-line-tonight-red-wings-reflect-on-4-2-loss-in-carolina] Red Wings 2, Hurricanes 4: Detroit's Win Streak Snaps at Three in Carolina [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/red-wings-2-hurricanes-4-detroits-win-streak-snaps-at-three-in-carolina] UM-MSU Look-Ahead, a Tweet of Note for MI WoHo, and a Red Wings Heater: Episode 11 of the Silky Mitten State [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/features/um-msu-look-ahead-a-tweet-of-note-for-mi-woho-and-a-red-wings-heater-episode-11-of-the-silky-mitten-state] Red Wings' First Round Pick Danielson Picks Up Two Points in Winterhawks Debut [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/red-wings-first-round-pick-danielson-picks-up-two-points-in-winterhawks-debut] Red Wings' Win in Florida Reaffirms Resilience, Legitimacy of Playoff Aspirations [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/analysis/red-wings-win-in-florida-reaffirms-resilience-legitimacy-of-playoff-aspirations] "When the Chips Are Down, We Just Find a Way": Lyon, Larkin, Lalonde React to OT Win in Florida [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/news/when-the-chips-are-down-we-just-find-a-way-lyon-larkin-lalonde-react-to-ot-win-in-florida]
