Net-front presenceįorward Oskar Sundqvist, whom the Wings acquired for Nick Leddy at the trade deadline, has shown versatility since being added to the lineup. Hellberg could be a viable back-up to Sebastian Cossa, the Wings' first-round pick in 2021, or be of the tandem in Detroit with Nedeljkovic. Nor is Calvin Pickard, who is a potential UFA in Grand Rapids, but isn't expected to be brought back.
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There is an opportunity for Hellberg to stick in the organization if his performance warrants it.Īlex Nedeljkovic returns next season, but Thomas Greiss is an unrestricted free agent and isn't expected to be re-signed. Hopefully (he can) continue to add goaltending depth.” "To say I know him (unbelievably) would not be true. Obviously, it’s been a lot of time since then. 924 (save percentage), something like that, so I knew him as a young prospect. "He did a good job then he was actually really good that year against us," Blashill said. 917 save percentage this season for Sochi, with five shutouts.īlashill, then coaching the Wings' affiliate in Grand Rapids, remembers facing Hellberg, who was playing in Milwaukee, in the AHL. Hellberg posted a 2.42 goals-against average and. Hellberg has played 187 games in the American League (AHL), but told Swedish news organization Aftonbladet he had no desire to play in North American minor leagues, and only wanted to play in the NHL.įor the last five seasons, Hellberg has played in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Hellberg was a 2011 second-round draft pick of Nashville, but he only played four NHL games with the Predators and New York Rangers.
We’ll take this day by day and see what tomorrow brings.” It takes a while to get guys over here and things like that. "We’ll see how it all plays out,” Blashill said. Blashill was hesitant about the issue of how, or when, Hellberg will be used.
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