The Griffins were on a penalty kill midway through the second period, and Seider’s shift went like this: First, he used his stick to swat a saucer pass out of the air, immediately leading to a clear. Then, when the Milwaukee Admirals re-entered the zone and dumped the puck into the corner, Seider hustled over and finished a check. And then, after that, he got to the net, blocked a shot and swept the puck out wide.
All simple enough things, and, again, just one shift of one game. It’s not the whole story. But for an 18-year-old still adjusting to big minutes in a new league, it was in line with a couple of the early impressions those in Grand Rapids are starting to note.