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Red Wings Free Agent Signings Jack Campbell
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Jul 7, 2024
In this episode of The Hockey Writers Grind Line, Detroit Red Wings writers Devin Little and Evan Sabourin get together with producer Matthew Zator to discuss the Red Wings signing Jack Campbell in free agency.
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Devon, what do you think about Campbell getting added
0:03
I mean, this one for me, I was like, I don't know what's happening with this
0:08
So immediate reaction was you just signed, did you accidentally offer him a contract too
0:14
And like, you didn't realize you signed Cam Talbot? What happened? But I will say I wondered if this was gonna happen
0:22
after Edmonton bought him out. He's a port hero native, he's from Michigan
0:27
He obviously needs a little career rehab just because of how things went with Edmonton
0:33
It just, I wondered, I didn't know in what capacity, but I wondered if he was gonna look to come home
0:41
I think that, I agree. I don't think he's playing in Detroit
0:46
At least I don't think he's signed with the intention of playing in Detroit
0:50
I don't think that he, I think there's a chance he plays in Detroit, injuries
0:55
Maybe he kind of rediscovers his Toronto form. I mean, that's best case scenario
1:02
But I think what we're looking at is, I think we're looking at a really good partner
1:08
for Sebastian Cosa in Grand Rapids. I think, you think of Jack Campbell as an HL goaltender
1:15
maybe you're a little, I don't know. But then you think of him as an HL goaltender
1:19
and you're like, oh, sign me up. He's good enough to be a good HL goaltender
1:23
and he was this season with the Bakersfield Condors. And I think he'll be this
1:28
or last season with the Condors, this season he'll be with the Griffins. And he's gonna push Sebastian Cosa
1:33
I think you want Cosa to be pushing for NHL minutes by the end of this season
1:38
I think Campbell is the caliber of goaltender that will push him to that level
1:44
And I think that's what you want out of a partner for Cosa. And I guess the last little thing I'll throw out there too
1:48
is Campbell's a former first round draft choice himself. He was the 11th pick of the 2010 draft
1:55
So he kind of knows what it means to be a highly drafted goaltender, the first goaltender drafted in a draft
2:01
and kind of have all that pressure, and maybe not take a conventional route
2:06
to being an NHL goaltender. I think that he is going to be
2:11
he's a great tandem partner for Cosa in a performance sense, but I also think he's gonna be a really good partner
2:16
just from a mentor perspective. I think he's gonna be really good for Sebastian Cosa
2:20
Honestly, in a similar way that Kane was for Raymond this year
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