GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Griffins are getting three familiar faces back. On Sunday the Detroit Red Wings returned goalie Michal Postava plus forwards John Leonard and Nate Danielson to their American Hockey League farm club.
Danielson, 22, was a first-round draft pick, but Detroit sat him for three of its last four games and had moved him to the wing. Through 13 NHL games this season he is still looking for his first goal, with two assists and a minus-5 mark. He is no stranger to Grand Rapids, where he played the full 2024-25 season and has piled up 54 points across 89 AHL games.
Leonard, 28, got a three-game look in Detroit after a quick start with the Griffins, where he has seven points in six games. Last season he topped the Grand Rapids roster with 33 goals and 54 points, earning AHL Second All-Star Team honors for the second year in a row.
Postava, 24, came up on an emergency basis when John Gibson got hurt in Tampa Bay last week. Gibson is now healthy again. Postava beat Edmonton on Oct. 26 for his first NHL victory, and he has been close to perfect in Grand Rapids, going 5-0-0 with a 1.20 goals-against average on his way to AHL Goaltender of the Month for October.
The roster shuffle hints that injured Detroit forwards Marco Kasper or Mason Appleton may be ready to play Tuesday at St. Louis.
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