How Red Wings rookie Michael Rasmussen is faring. Filmed Dec. 20, 2018 in Raleigh, N.C. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press
RALEIGH, N.C. — The challenge for Michael Rasmussen is to be more physical, and do more with the puck.
As he rounds into the halfway point of his rookie season with the Detroit Red Wings, Rasmussen has shown a good progression overall, especially weighed against the fact he played junior hockey last season. Right now he’s learning the mental toughness it takes to be a good pro, as he took a 15-game goal drought into Thursday’s contest against the Hurricanes at PNC Arena.