Meeting Michael: Skating Not A Worry For Red Wings Rasmussen

For many Red Wings fans, the Wings choosing Michael Rasmussen 9th overall was somewhere between surprising and rage inducing. Many of us didn’t really know what to think of Rasmussen, and there’s been a lot of conflicting information floating around. One of the things I heard from many scouts, was that Rasmussen was big, but his skating wasn’t great. As I watched Rasmussen put through the skill drill paces today, I was baffled by the notion that his skating is a weakness. I talked about his skating a little bit yesterday, and after today’s drills I’m even more baffled by those claims.