DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings are in a bit of a quandary with top prospect Moritz Seider. They would like to get a brief look at the 18-year-old defenseman this season, but they don’t want to weaken the Grand Rapids Griffins as they push for an AHL playoff spot.

General manager Steve Yzerman continues deliberating what to do.

“There’s factors in play -- where Grand Rapids is at, what’s best for his development,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “It would be hard-pressed for me to see them totally secure a playoff spot; it usually comes down to the end. Steve and I have had conversations about the possibility (of recalling Seider), but we’ve made no definitive decisions on whether or not that will happen.”

Seider, the sixth pick in the 2019 draft, is having a solid first season in North America, by all accounts. He has two goals and 17 assists, along with a minus-4 rating, in 44 games. He had a strong showing for Germany at the World Junior Championship, with six assists in seven games.

“My understanding is he’s done a really good job,” Blashill said. “I’m a big fan. I think he’s going to be a really good player. How good? We’ll see. I think he’s still learning the give and take of offensive risk management. It’s something that he didn’t get a chance to do a whole bunch last year because of the level he was playing at (with Adler Manheim in Germany). He might not be getting that here either. Sometimes when you play at the highest level you end up playing over-safe. I think he’s got some offense to give and it’s just understanding that risk management and it’s a learned process. But I think he’s getting better at it and my understanding is he’s having a good, solid year.”

Blashill described the pros and cons of promoting the 6-4, 209-pound, right-shooting, puck mover.

“You can look at it in a number of ways,” Blashill said. “One, if he’s developing really well down there, leave him there and let him continue to develop. Two would be, he’s playing well down there, does it help him to come up and play a little bit? In the end, Steve will make the decision based on what’s best for his development and it’ll be solely based on that.”

If Seider is recalled, his stint will be limited to a maximum of nine games to avoid exhausting a year of his entry-level contract.

Gustav Lindstrom, who’s not on an entry-level slide because he’s 21, can play any number of NHL games this season without affecting his contract. He has no points and a minus-7 rating in eight games with the Red Wings.

Blashill said Lindstrom’s age and experience are among the reasons he was promoted ahead of Seider. Lindstrom also is a “safer” player at this stage of his career, Blashill said.

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What about Veleno?

It doesn’t sound like center Joe Veleno, the 30th pick in 2018, will get a look in Detroit this season.

Told Veleno’s confidence appears to be growing following the World Juniors, Blashill said, “If that was the case, my own quick judgement would be let’s leave him in a spot where he’s being confident. I think there’s lots to be said for guys staying where they’re having success instead of risking disrupting what’s a good thing. My understanding is Joe’s played well. A betting man would say that he’d just continue to stay down there and just keep developing.”

Veleno, 20, has nine goals and 19 points, along with a minus-23 rating, in 46 games with the Griffins in his first pro season. He had a goal and five assists for Canada in six World Junior games.

Cholowski update

Defenseman Dennis Cholowski, the Red Wings’ top pick in 2016 (No. 20), has three goals and nine assists, with a minus-12 rating, in 25 games with the Griffins. Improving defensively is his objective.

“This last time that he’s been down, he’s probably played his best hockey,” Blashill said. “I think there’s some logic to say if he’s playing really good hockey, let’s let him continue to play really good hockey and leave him there for now. But again, all those decisions are made on a day-to-day basis.”

Lashoff recalled

Defenseman Brian Lashoff was recalled from Grand Rapids Thursday under emergency conditions. Filip Hronek, who’s out at least two more games after being hit in the head with a shot Sunday, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Sunday.