{"id":454067,"date":"2026-02-07T07:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/454067\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T07:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:33:07","slug":"former-red-wings-prospect-back-in-sweden-detroit-hockey-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/454067\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Red Wings Prospect Back In Sweden \/ Detroit Hockey Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Detroit Red Wings fans are hopeful that top prospects Sebastian Cossa<\/a> and Trey Augustine<\/a> are going to give the team world-class netminding, Filip Larsson<\/a> serves as a cautionary tale of how quickly prospects can become suspect.<\/p>\n

There was a time when the Red Wings thought the future of their goaltending was in the hands of Filip Larsson.<\/p>\n

Then, they found out those hands weren\u2019t capable of filling the role.<\/p>\n

Waivers today:<\/p>\n

Regular Waivers:#GoHabsGo<\/a> Sammy Blais<\/p>\n

Waivers for purposes of contract termination: #TimeToHunt<\/a> Ryan McAllister#LetsGoPens<\/a> Filip Larsson#stlblues<\/a> Samuel Johannessonhttps:\/\/t.co\/9gYSjobLzt<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nlxQu52DFm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

It took the Pittsburgh Penguins a year and a half to come to the same conclusion as the Red Wings.<\/p>\n

The Penguins recently placed Larsson on NHL waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. After clearing NHL waivers, Larsson, 27, wasn\u2019t out of work for long. He signed with Leksands of the SHL, Sweden\u2019s top division.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had a long dialogue with Filip about the future and next season,\u201d Leksands sports director Thomas Johansson told Swedish website Expressen<\/a>. \u201cWhen we found a way forward, the present also opened up, and Filip expressed a desire to come now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2705 \u00c5terv\u00e4nder till @leksands_if<\/a>! <\/p>\n

\u270d\ufe0f Filip Larsson, 27, \u00e4r klar f\u00f6r en \u00e5terkomst till Dalarna. M\u00e5lvakten, som spelat i Nordamerika de tv\u00e5 senaste \u00e5ren, har skrivit p\u00e5 ett avtal som g\u00e4ller till v\u00e5ren 2029.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/t.co\/aJcJXZfn9x<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ytaYlPRWHO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 SHL.se (@SHLse) February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Larsson played with Leksands from 2022-24 before signing as a free agent with the Penguins. He spent last season and the start of this season in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins. According to published reports in Sweden, Larsson signed for the remainder of this season and three more seasons after that. He\u2019s being paid more than $66,000 per month.<\/p>\n

\u201cFilip\u2019s previous journey in Leksands IF made a strong impression on all of us, and if we could get Filip to Leksands IF again, that would be fantastic,\u201d Johansson said. \u201cNow we are there, and it will be very fun to see Filip in Leksands colors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back with Leksands, Larsson will be teammates with a current Red Wings prospect, defenseman Anton Johansson. He\u2019s the son of Thomas Johansson.<\/p>\n

Larsson Was Considered A Top Red Wings Prospect<\/p>\n

The Red Wings made Larsson the 167th overall selection of the 2016 NHL entry draft. He came to North America, first with the USHL\u2019s Tri-City Storm, and to play college hockey at Denver, and was a sensation. He was the USHL goaltender of the year in 2017-18.<\/p>\n

The Red Wings were certain they\u2019d found their next goaltending star, but when Larsson turned pro in 2019, those dreams quickly turned into a nightmare. In seven AHL games with the Grand Rapids Griffins<\/a>, Larsson was 2-5-0 with a 4.01 goals-against average and .843 save percentage. He also saw duty in 10 ECHL games for the Toledo Walleye. Larsson was 4-6-0 with a 2.72 GAA and .910 save percentage.<\/p>\n

The following season, Larsson returned to Sweden. He spent most of the next three seasons in Hockey Allsvenskan, the Swedish second division. Larsson even saw brief duty in the Danish League.<\/p>\n

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