It could certainly be a much more productive rookie season for Michael Rasmussen as the 19-year-old struggles to find his scoring touch at the NHL level. Things haven’t worked out exactly as planned; he was expected to skate as a top-nine forward if the Detroit Red Wings decided to keep him around for the entire season rather than sending him back to the WHL.
Instead of playing on a line with more skilled, offensive-minded players, Rasmussen has seen his even strength play down on the fourth line with Jacob de La Rose and either Justin Abdelkader or Christoffer Ehn.