PITTSBURGH -- Marco Kasper has played in every game with the Detroit Red Wings since he was recalled from the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins under emergency conditions on Oct. 18, and the 20-year-old forward wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.

For the first time in 40 years, Ken Holland is not affiliated with a team, but he remains active in the game. The longtime Detroit Red Wings general manager has joined the NHL’s hockey operations department as a consultant.

Amid early-season frustration over how many of the Detroit Red Wings have struggled to produce offensively, Marco Kasper stands out as a bright spot. The affable Austrian plucked at No. 8 in the 2022 draft is,