Moritz Seider isn’t interested in the noise around the Detroit Red Wings. He’s focused on the room he shares with his teammates, the young players coming behind him, and the chance to make people rethink what this team can be.
That attitude has become part of Seider’s identity in Detroit. From the moment the Red Wings took him sixth overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, there was a jolt of disbelief. Since then, he has grown into the team’s top defender and one of the most popular players in Hockeytown, with a game built on hits and a style that draws comparisons to Vladimir Konstantinov.
Now 25, Seider is still settling into the role of being the guy in Detroit. He’s not doing it alone, either.
Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat add their voices, while veterans like Andrew Copp and Ben Chiarot can still guide the group. Seider seems to want that kind of shared leadership, not a one-man show.
What stands out most is how he handles the questions. Leading up to his first game as the guy in Detroit, Seider has already met with the media at least three times, and he hasn’t sounded worn down by it. He’s been patient, direct and respectful, even when the same issues keep coming up - the kind of questions fans and reporters are asking because the front office and ownership have not provided answers.
In his Wednesday, September 30 availability, Seider gave a clear picture of how he sees the challenge ahead. When asked by Ansar Khan of MLive about shutting out outside noise once the games begin, Seider said:
“I mean it’s pretty easy, just honestly. The second the puck drops, you forget about everything that’s going on around you.
You’re in the moment, you’re with your teammates, playing the best game out there that you enjoy the most. So, I think, you forget about anything that is happening around you and you just enjoy the moment.
We have a lot of young guys we’re trying to help out and I feel like that is where we should put the focus rather than worrying about what other people think of us.”
He doubled down when the subject came back up. Asked again about expectations from the outside, Seider said:
“We’re just very worried about our own locker room and we don’t really care about what other people think. If we see something, I think we just use it as motivation.
I’ve said it plenty of times. It’s a great feeling proving people wrong and I think we have a great chance in this locker room to do so.
Still, we have a really good d-core even though Simon’s out, we have Anton’s [Johansson] coming up, picked up [Andreas] Englund and I think we are very solid throughout the d core. Even at the top, the system will help us.
We just gotta really be a really good defensive playing team. Then, we gotta strike on our offense and then we gotta capitalize on our chances.
We have a great home stretch in front of us. Think we can capitalize on a lot of points here early.”
That’s a notably upbeat tone for a team with so much uncertainty around it. Seider keeps circling back to the younger players and the need to support them, which feels different from the tone that has sometimes surrounded the organization in recent years.
There’s also the reality of the business side. Friends get moved.
Players don’t always fit the timeline. And when a team is willing to pay up for someone like Filip Hronek, decisions get made.
Seider knows that part of the sport, even if the chemistry on defense can still make people imagine what might have been.
For now, though, Seider is the one setting the tone. He’s shown that same steadiness with Team Germany, where he often steps into games with his side expected to lose more than win. That same confidence is what he’s bringing into this season with Detroit.
Seider’s upbeat edge has always been one of his defining traits. It’s the kind of presence that can carry a room, especially when the room needs it most. And as he put it, he likes proving people wrong.
The Red Wings are hoping he keeps doing it.
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