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The Detroit Red Wings are counting on Lucas Raymond to step up in the 2023-24 season. His performance will be crucial for the team's success.
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In the past two NHL seasons, Detroit Red Wings forward Lucas Raymond has enjoyed solid tournaments for his native Sweden.
He averaged a point per game for the Swedes in last season’s 4 Nations Face-Off. This past winter, at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games, Raymond led all Swedish scorers with 1-8-9 totals in five games.
Following both tournaments, Raymond came back to the Red Wings and wasn’t anywhere near the player he was when he left.
This season, Raymond scored six times in 24 post-Olympic games as the Red Wings faded out of the playoff picture. That works out to an average of 20.5 goals over an 82-game season.
Before the Olympics, Raymond was scoring at a 28-goal pace.
Last season, following the 4 Nations Face-Off, Raymond counted six goals in 28 games. That would account for just 17.5 goals over an 82-game campaign.
The Red Wings expect Lucas Raymond to significantly contribute to the team's performance and success this season.
Lucas Raymond showed promise in previous seasons, but the Red Wings need him to elevate his game in the upcoming season.
If Lucas Raymond performs well, it could greatly enhance the Red Wings' chances of success in the 2023-24 season.
Lucas Raymond is seen as a key player whose development and performance are vital for the Red Wings' overall competitiveness.

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Before that tournament, Raymond was on pace for 32 goals.
In 2023-24, when Detroit missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker, Raymond was one of those players who was driving the bus. He scored 15 goals in the club’s final 24 games. That would’ve worked out to 52 goals over an 82-game season. He was averaging 23.4 goals over his first 56 games that season.
If the Red Wings had that Raymond down the stretch this season, they’d still be playing hockey right now.
Raymond finished the season with 173 shots. That was down from his career high of 192 shots last season. Raymond finished with 14.5% shooting percentage, which matches his career average.
Asked to analyze his season output, Raymond took a shot at it . . . and at himself.
“I didn’t think I had enough shots this year,” Raymond said. “That’s just purely statistic-based. But you could kind of see it in a game, too.
“Or, you know, I felt, at least personally. When I get shots off and kind of have that shot-first mentality, it creates a lot of things, and it leads to a lot of good stuff. So, to pinpoint one area, that’s probably it.”
He’ll get no argument on that point from his coach.
“When we talk about Lucas as an individual, I’m a real big believer in his shot in his toolkit,” Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said. “That may be one of the best things that he has and that he brings to the game.
“We’ve talked about it. Not just at the end of the season, obviously, throughout the season. And if you just take his shooting percentage and you throw in an extra hundred shots, which I think he’s very capable of, we have a 40-goal scorer, and that’s something we’ll push him towards.”
Next season, the Red Wings want Raymond to put himself ahead of his teammates when he has the puck in the offensive zone.
“He’s a very unselfish guy, and sometimes you have to be a little bit selfish and take the shot, rather than looking off,” McLellan said. “Those are areas that we have to push players to become better in, and that’s a target for him.”
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