Dear Red Wings: Sebastian Cossa is tall, Jared McIsaac takes scary hit

There is a photo of Sebastian Cossa at the prospect tournament making the rounds on social media.

The photo shows him standing in the hall near the rink and waiting to step on the ice. He appears to be towering over the other Detroit Red Wings prospects.

A tall goalie

Yes, he’s relatively tall, listed at 6 feet, 6 inches. If he were to appear in goal for the Red Wings he would be the tallest goalie in franchise history, matched only by Jared Coreau (also 6-6).

However, this particular image on Twitter makes him look 7 feet, 6 inches tall and I believe that’s because he is standing on a step while everyone else isn’t. I don’t know, you tell me. Seems a bit misleading when you take a closer look down at his skates.

Goalies have been trending taller for the past couple of decades now. Long gone are the days of 5-foot-6 John Ross Roach in the 1930s or 5-foot-8 Ken Holland in the 80s. But as Coreau showed, sometimes size does not necessarily equal greatness at the NHL level.

Regardless, Cossa played one of the Red Wings’ three prospect games in which he allowed 5 goals on 30 shots for an underwhelming .833 save percentage.

Prospects practice

Am I the only person who puts almost zero stock into this tournament? This is a glorified practice. I know the teams love to build it up, but I have to say it’s very underwhelming when you watch it. It’s a bunch of rather random junior and semi-pro players joining together just as team conditioning gets underway. I can’t care too much about it, but it is good to see some of these prospects come together for the first time.

Lucas Raymond had 3 goals in three games. Joe Veleno had a goal and 2 assists in three games. It was good to see Raymond is hungry for putting the puck in the net. Victor Brattstrom was in net for Detroit’s only win. He allowed 4 goals on 34 shots (.882 SV%).

McIsaac’s scare

Meanwhile, defenseman Jared McIsaac lost consciousness after a hit into the boards during the 1st period of Sunday night’s game against Columbus. The Red Wings tweeted Sunday night he “is now awake and alert and has feeling in all his extremities.”

“As a precautionary measure, he was transported to a local hospital for further observation,” the team’s statement reads.

That was pretty frightening. Obviously, we hope he is just fine.

Training camp next

Training camp gets going on Thursday. There are many players with a lot at stake, as in a spot on the Red Wings roster. Givani Smith is one of them, as is Moritz Seider. Let’s hope they have a good showing.

Detroit is scheduled to open the season Oct. 14 at home against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions Tampa Bay Lightning.

Here is the 2021-22 preseason schedule:

• 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 vs. Chicago Blackhawks @ United Center
• 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30 vs. Buffalo Sabres @ Little Caesars Arena
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @ Little Caesars Arena
• 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @ PPG Paints Arena
• 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4 vs. Chicago Blackhawks @ Little Caesars Arena
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @ Nationwide Arena
• 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @ Little Caesars Arena
• 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 vs. Buffalo Sabres @ KeyBank Center

2021 Detroit Red Wings Prospect Tournament Roster

Here’s the roster that competed for the Red Wings (view prospect tournament game outcomes here)”

Forwards:

• Lucas Raymond -- RW -- 19 years old -- 4th overall draft pick in 2020 (signed)
• Chase Pearson -- C -- 24 years old -- 140th overall draft pick in 2015 (signed)
• Hayden Verbeek -- C -- 23 years old -- acquired in April 2021 trade with Montreal
• Jonatan Berggren -- LW/RW -- 21 years old -- 33rd overall draft pick in 2018 (signed)
• Pasquale Zito -- C -- 18 years old -- 166th overall draft pick in 2021 (unsigned)
• Cameron Butler -- RW -- 19 years old -- invited to camp (plays for OHL’s Niagara IceDogs)
• Davis “T-Bone” Codd -- RW -- 18 years old -- invited to camp (plays for OHL’s Saginaw Spirit)
• Cooper Walker -- C -- 19 years old -- invited to camp (plays for OHL’s Guelph Storm)
• Luke Toporowski -- LW -- 20 years old -- invited to camp (plays for WHL’s Spokane Chiefs)
• Cross Hanas -- LW -- 19 years old -- 55th overall draft pick in 2020 (unsigned)
• Patrick Curry -- Forward -- 25 years old -- signed as free agent with Grand Rapids Griffins in 2020
• Kirill Tyutyayev -- LW/C -- 21 years old -- 190th overall draft pick in 2019 (unsigned)
• Joe Veleno -- C -- 21 years old -- 30th overall draft pick in 2018 (signed)

Defense:

• Jared McIsaac -- shoots L -- 21 years old -- 36th overall draft pick in 2018 (signed)
• Donovan Sebrango -- shoots L -- 19 years old -- 63rd overall draft pick in 2020 (signed)
• Wyatt Newpower -- shoots R -- 23 years old -- signed as free agent with Red Wings in May 2021
• Oscar Plandowski -- shoots R -- 18 years old -- 155th overall draft pick in 2021 (unsigned)
• Mason Ward -- shoots R -- 19 years old -- invited to camp (plays for WHL’s Red Deer Rebels)
• Alex Cotton -- shoots R -- 20 years old -- 132nd overall draft pick in 2020 (unsigned)
• Adam Brubacher -- shoots L -- 25 years old -- invited to camp (plays for Manitoba Moose)

Goalies:

• Sebastian Cossa -- 18 years old -- 15th overall draft pick in 2021 (signed)
• Victor Brattstrom -- 24 years old -- 160th overall draft pick in 2018 (signed)
• Jan Bednar -- 19 years old -- 107th overall draft pick in 2020 (unsigned)

Dear Red Wings pre-season fan poll

I’m keeping the poll open for at least another week, so if you haven’t taken it yet go here

Previously:

• Filip Hronek signs for 3 years, guessing defensive pairings, Olympic players
• Petruzzelli signs AHL contract with Toronto Marlies
• Filppula goes to Switzerland, Veleno works out
• Nielsen buyout, Svechnikov’s new AHL contract, Verbeek’s second job
• Adam Erne, one of ‘Yzerman’s guys,’ is heart-and-soul player for Detroit
• Vrana and the burgeoning, albeit short-term, offense; awaiting Hronek deal
• Suter joins core; Detroit remains way under cap
• View: Detroit Red Wings 2021 NHL Entry Draft picks
• Kraken grab Cholowski
• Welcome, Nick Leddy
• Ken Holland strikes, Kucherov calls Larionov, and a quiz
• Tanguay joins coaching staff; Chelios to ESPN
• Gallant goes to Rangers; coaches quiz time
• Recalling the magical 2012-13 playoff run with two epic game 7s
• May 31, 2002 -- Red Wings score 7 goals vs. Avalanche in Game 7
• Chris Osgood -- Hall of Famer?
• Jack Eichel -- could Yzerman add him?
• Veleno, Rasmussen showing promise down the middle
• Trading Anthony Mantha was more than Red Wings fans could ask for at deadline

Free agency moves recap:

• Sept. 14: Red Wings sign forward Givani Smith to 2-year contract
• Sept. 3: Filip Hronek signs for 3 more years with Red Wings
• Aug. 15: Adam Erne signs 2-year contract with Red Wings
• Aug. 10: Jakub Vrana signs three-year contract with Red Wings
• Aug. 5: Center Chase Pearson stays with Red Wings
• July 31: Red Wings sign Tyler Bertuzzi to two-year contract extension
• July 30: Red Wings acquire Mitchell Stephens in trade with Tampa for 6th-round pick
• July 29: Red Wings bring back Luke Witkowski on two-year deal
• July 29: Red Wings bring back defenseman Dan Renouf on one-year deal
• July 29: Darren Helm leaving Red Wings, signs with Avalanche
• July 28: Red Wings sign center Pius Suter to two-year contract
• July 28: Red Wings sign Michigan native D Jordan Oesterle to two-year contract
• July 28: Red Wings sign D Ryan Murphy to one-year contract extension
• July 28: Report: Luke Glendening leaving Red Wings, signing with Dallas Stars

Pre-free agency moves recap:

• July 28: Red Wings sign goalie Calvin Pickard to one-year contract extension
• July 28: Red Wings sign center Sam Gagner to one-year contract extension
• July 27: Red Wings sign left wing Taro Hirose to contract extension
• July 27: Red Wings sign center Kyle Criscuolo to contract extension
• July 26: Gustav Lindstrom signs two-year deal
• July 25: Marc Staal signs for another season
• July 22: Alex Nedeljkovic signs 2-year contract with Red Wings after trade