Red Wings announce goaltending transaction

The struggles of Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic have been no secret this season, as he currently has less than stellar numbers of a 4.09 goals against average and .880 save percentage in eight games played so far in 2022-23. 

Meanwhile, late last month, Red Wings decided to re-acclimate themselves with goaltender Magnus Hellberg, who briefly suited up for the team near the end of last season after agreeing to a pro-rated NHL contract. This past summer, would sign with the Seattle Kraken, only to be waived and picked up by the Ottawa Senators. After a brief stint in the Canadian capitol city, he'd be again waived and subsequently re-claimed by the Kraken. And as fate would have it, he would once again find himself on the waiver wire, only to be snagged by Detroit for his second go-around in the Motor City.

Right now, it looks as though the Red Wings are giving him a chance at the backup position behind the established starter in Ville Husso, especially after his performance in net on New Year's Eve against the Ottawa Senators in which he made several key stops in a 4-2 victory. Meanwhile, the Red Wings have announced that Nedeljkovic has been sent to the American Hockey League affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins for "conditioning": 

Hopefully, some playing time with the Griffins will allow Nedeljkovic to get his game back in order.