Though there were reports the move was in the work yesterday, the Detroit Red Wings have officially recalled Evgeny Svechnikov from the minor leagues under emergency conditions. Svechnikov will fill in for Frans Nielsen while the veteran deals with an injury suffered at the hands of David Backes on Tuesday night.
Selected 19th-overall in 2015, Svechnikov has just two NHL games under his belt and has struggled through inconsistency for much of this season. After scoring 51 points as a rookie and taking home the Calder Cup as AHL Champion last season, the 21-year old forward has just 22 points in 52 games this year. He has played better of late, and will now get an opportunity to show that his game is NHL ready and prove he deserves a spot on the Red Wings in 2018-19.
Svechnikov of course is the older brother of Andrei Svechnikov, a top prospect in the upcoming draft. The younger forward has dominated the OHL this season and could go as high as second overall in June. Interestingly, Detroit looks like they’ll have a good shot at selecting that high if they keep up their play of late. The Red Wings have lost four straight and sit 24th in the league. If they win one of the lottery spots, it will be very intriguing to see if they reunite the brothers.
Interested to see his development in the NHL for this stint. Hopefully this is the last time he’s called up.
It’s on an emergency basis. He has to be sent back down once the wings can return someone from IR. I believe the max he can stay is 10 days. So no, this will not be the last time he is called up.
STFU Gavin