Alex Nedeljkovic

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic cleared waivers on Monday, providing the club with some roster flexibility.

Nedeljkovic hasn’t appeared in a game for the Red Wings since Dec. Hellberg signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with Seattle in the offseason and has been claimed three times off waivers this season (by Ottawa, Seattle and Detroit). He will be an unrestricted free agent after the season. The Red Wings likely believed he would get claimed again if waived. The Red Wings opted to keep Magnus Hellberg as their backup to Ville Husso. He can help stabilize the goaltending situation in Grand Rapids, where Jussi Olkinuora and Victor Brattstrom have struggled.

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Vrana has one point (an assist) in seven games with the Griffins, and has been a healthy scratch for two games. In six starts with the Griffins, Nedeljkovic was 3-2-1 with a 2.30 goals-against average and .920 save percentage. Nedeljkovic, who just completed a conditioning stint with the Griffins, is likely to remain with the Griffins for the immediate future.

Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana continues to struggle with the Grand Rapids Griffins, hurting his trade value and putting his future in doubt.

on Monday to place a claim on the 27-year-old netminder. [Alex Nedeljkovic on waivers](https://octopusthrower.com/2023/01/15/detroit-red-wings-alex-nedeljkovic-waivers/) following his conditioning stint with the Grand Rapids Griffins. Unless Vrana can right the ship with the Griffins, his future with the organization and elsewhere, for that matter, will remain in doubt. The injury followed, and that disappointed the organization. Over seven games with the Griffins, Vrana has recorded just one assist while skating to a minus -6 rating. When asked what Vrana needs to do to work his way back into Detroit’s lineup, Simon stated ‘Compete’ the same thing as everyone else ‘compete.’ Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde was also asked about Vrana being scratched.

The Detroit Red Wings on Monday assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (neh-DEHL-kuh-vich) to the Grand Rapids Griffins.

The 6-foot goaltender has an 92-47-12 AHL record with 15 shutouts, a 2.56 GAA and a 0.905 save percentage. The Parma, Ohio, native has spent parts of six campaigns in the NHL and has amassed a 39-35-15 mark with a 2.98 GAA and a 0.906 save percentage. Prior to turning pro, Nedeljkovic spent four campaigns in the Ontario Hockey League, winning goaltender of the year in 2013-14. In 2020-21, Nedeljkovic claimed the Calder Trophy, given to the NHL Rookie of the Year, when he paced the league in both GAA (1.90) and save percentage (0.932) with the Carolina Hurricanes. The goaltender logged a 3-2-1 record with Grand Rapids along with a 2.30 goals against average and a 0.920 save percentage. Nedeljkovic has also appeared in nine games with Detroit this season, totaling a 2-4-2 record, a 4.09 goals against average and a 0.880 save percentage.

Detroit Red Wings goalie Alex Nedeljkovic cleared waivers Monday and was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins.

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