{"id":324244,"date":"2025-12-04T06:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T06:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/324244\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T06:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T06:01:24","slug":"seider-thriving-for-red-wings-excited-for-olympics-with-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/324244\/","title":{"rendered":"Seider thriving for Red Wings, excited for Olympics with Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

DETROIT — Just how good is Moritz Seider<\/a>? What could the 24-year-old defenseman become not just for the Detroit Red Wings but for Germany?<\/p>\n

Listen to Boston Bruins coach Marco Sturm, who had 487 points (242 goals, 245 assists) in 938 games as a forward in the NHL from 1997-2012. No one born in Germany has played more games in the League. Only one such player has compiled more goals and points: Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl<\/a>, who has 987 points (414 goals, 753 assists) in 817 games.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe could be our Leon Draisaitl, just on \u2018D,\u2019\u201d Sturm said before Seider had three points (one goal, two assists) in a 5-4 win against Boston on Tuesday. \u201cHe\u2019s just that good. He has that presence on the ice too, and I feel like he\u2019s just getting better and better. I think he hasn\u2019t reached his top level yet, and he\u2019s on his way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seider is playing a key role for the Red Wings, who are third in the Atlantic Division and visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday in a nationally televised game (7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN+, HULU). He was one of the first six players named to Germany\u2019s roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.<\/p>\n

The No. 6 pick of the 2019 NHL Draft hasn\u2019t missed a game since debuting with the Red Wings to start the 2021-22 season. He is averaging 24:58 of ice time this season, first among Detroit skaters by a 3:20 margin and eighth among NHL skaters entering Wednesday, playing in all situations against top competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really think he\u2019s a diesel engine,\u201d Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said. \u201cHe just never turns off, and he just keeps going. His stamina is remarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seider loves it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho doesn\u2019t?\u201d Seider said with a smile. \u201cI think the game gets easier the less you think about it. Things just come automatic. They happen instinctively. Other than that, I feel like you work so hard in the summer, you\u2019re ready to go either way. If it\u2019s 25 (minutes), if it\u2019s 28, even if it\u2019s 30, you kind of pick your spots even better, and you kind of just flow through the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seider won the Calder Trophy in 2021-22, voted the NHL\u2019s rookie of the year after he had 50 points (seven goals, 43 assists) in 82 games. That remains his NHL career high. But he\u2019s on pace to eclipse that this season.<\/p>\n

He has 19 points (four goals, 15 assists) in 27 games, first among Detroit defensemen by an 11-point margin and tied for 14th among NHL defensemen with New York Islanders rookie Matthew Schaefer<\/a> entering Wednesday.<\/p>\n

That projects to 57 points (12 goals, 45 assists) over a full 82-game schedule.<\/p>\n

On a team with a minus-12 goal differential (not counting shootout-deciding goals), he\u2019s plus-5 this season, the best rating among Detroit defensemen and best of his NHL career. The Red Wings are controlling 57.6 percent of the shot attempts when he is on the ice at 5-on-5, the best percentage among Detroit defensemen and best of his NHL career.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis overall presence on the ice, both offensively and defensively, I think he\u2019s taking strides,\u201d McLellan said. \u201cHis \u2026 mistakes are being minimized.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DETROIT — Just how good is Moritz Seider? What could the 24-year-old defenseman become not just for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,448,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-324244","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}