Red Wings forward Evgeny Svechnikov discusses his return to Detroit. Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News
Detroit — These are better days for Evgeny Svechnikov.
For the first few months of this season in Grand Rapids, Svechnikov was a disappointing former 2015 first-round draft pick who wasn’t scoring goals and producing offense like the Red Wings expected — to the tune of five points (two goals, three assists) in 26 games.
But Svechnikov has been a different player the second half of the season, to the point where the Red Wings called him up when Frans Nielsen was injured Tuesday in Boston.