The Red Wings stocked their cupboard up front Tuesday night — Steve Yzerman, in his second year as GM, selected forward Lucas Raymond out of Frölunda (SHL).
Raymond is already off to a hot start in the Sweden’s top league with a couple of points in four games, but the hockey world saw what Lucas Raymond can really do at the last WJC. Raymond made his break into professional hockey last year — he put up 10 points in 33 games after lighting up the J20 SuperElit. Here’s what Future Considerations is saying:
“Raymond is an elite offensive talent that has the right hockey IQ to play a strong two-way game.