Whenever the Detroit Red Wings play again, it sounds like Moritz Seider will be in their lineup.
Seider was the sixth pick in 2019, the first selection made by Steve Yzerman after being named general manager of the Wings. Seider spent 2019-20 with the Grand Rapids Griffins, posting two goals and 20 assists in 49 games. The 6-foot-4, 207-pound defenseman was used in key situations and handled himself well, showing a mature and well-rounded game. The Wings had planned to call him up and give him a handful of games in a Wings uniform, but that plan was waylaid when hockey shut down March 12 because of the coronavirus pandemic.