Red Wings Waive Jonatan Berggren, Underscoring 2018 Draft Failures

The Detroit Red Wings have placed forward Jonatan Berggren on waivers. Selected 33rd overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, Berggren has accumulated 64 points in 169 career games, including 6 points in 15 games this season. His 2025-26 contract is valued at approximately $1.8 million. This move, coinciding with John Leonard's AHL call-up, underscores the Red Wings' 2018 draft class as one of the franchise's worst. Other high picks from that year, such as Filip Zadina, Joe Veleno, and Jared McIsaac, also failed to become long-term contributors, contributing to the team's prolonged playoff drought. Berggren now faces potential claim by another team or reassignment to the AHL.