DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings will get their first look tonight at what many hope and expect will be their top defense pairing of the future. Former No. 6 overall picks Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson will be paired together when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit Little Caesars Arena for a preseason game (7 p.
m., Bally Sports Detroit). The big, young D-men probably won’t start the season together – Seider has been paired with Ben Chiarot and Edvinsson with Jeff Petry in the preseason, which is how they ended last season.
But coach Derek Lalonde wanted to see the 6-4 Seider and 6-6 Edvinsson together for at least one exhibition. “If they run with it and they have some chemistry and they’re really good, we might see more of it,” Lalonde said. “But it’s a really hard ask of a young D to play top-two minutes with the type of matchups they’re going to face.
But we’d love to hopefully see if (Edvinsson) can handle it. Mo wasn’t too far from this a few years ago, too, and obviously he flourished in it.” Seider is excited about the opportunity.
“I think we had some good chemistry out there,” Seider said. “I think tonight will be a good challenge for us. Long and big bodies, and I think we can cover a lot of ice and hopefully make it work.
” Seider, the team’s top pick in 2019, quickly established himself during his rookie season in 2021-22, winning the Calder Trophy. He’s appeared in 246 consecutive games and plays against top lines while logging th.
