Abel to Yzerman · Feb 25, 2021
On Evgeny Svechnikov And Dylan Larkin
from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
The Detroit Red Wings have veered from their usual path when it comes to Evgeny Svechnikov, a former first-round pick who has struggled to make an impact.
Svechnikov was added to the taxi squad Feb. 16, seemingly an encouraging sign for the 24-year-old winger. But he didn’t get into the lineup when the Wings played the next day, and stayed on the taxi squad even when he could have been reassigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins and played in their games last week. That’s an unusual pattern from a team that has a history of wanting its prospects to play in the minors if they aren’t playing in Detroit.