​DETROIT — In a way, it’s like William Wallinder and Anton Johansson are going through their welcome-to-the-NHL moment.Or a series of moments. Or, more specifically, games.The two Red Wings defensemen, who’ve been so impressive during this first quarter of the season, are seeing players like Connor McDavid (Edmonton), Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner (Vegas), Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado), Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay), and Matthew and Brady Tkachuk (Florida).And with some of those teams, there are other forwards who are just as good.It’s a part of the schedule that is proving daunting to the Wings, with a stronger group of teams. But the quality of offensive forwards is quite impressive, too.But the two young defensemen don’t seem fazed.”I don’t feel nervous, just excited for every game,” said Wallinder, 24, who waited for three seasons in Grand Rapids for this opportunity. “You have to be aware on the ice when you’re playing against, or a little more aware, when star players are out there.”(But) it’s becoming easier just knowing your way around the game. You focus on every game and just take it one game at a time.”Playing on the road, as the Wings will do this week including Tuesday’s matchup in St. Louis (8 p.m./TNT/HBO MAX/97.1) the Wings can’t always get the matchup they prefer on the ice. But coach Todd McLellan has shown immense confidence in his young defensemen.”Teams roll four lines. You have three sets of defensemen, so even when you are trying to get the perfect match it doesn’t always happen,” McLellan said. “The road makes it a little more difficult, so those types of situations arise. But we have a lot of faith in those kids to get the job done and they’re only going to learn by competing against McDavid or Kucherov or any of those guys.”McLellan has been impressed by the poise of the two young defensemen.”What do they say? Baptism by fire? They’re getting it,” McLellan said. “They’re holding their own, doing a really good job. You often see the young players like we did last year with Emmitt (Finnie) maintain his level and actually grow. There was a plateau in some of the others, and it was real clear they weren’t quite ready.”Those two (Johansson, Wallinder) have not plateaued. They continue to get better and they’re taking on some pretty world-class talent over the last few games. Those types of players are playing in the Olympics on the top two lines and they’re out there playing against them. “It’s quite impressive, actually.”Andreas Englund paying dividends for Red WingsThe Wings claimed defenseman Andreas Englund off waivers several days before the start of the regular season.It was a somewhat curious move, at the time. But with defenseman Simon Edvinsson remaining unsigned, and injuries, the acquisition has proven to be valuable.Especially with the way Englund has fit in since getting into the lineup.The defensive defenseman doesn’t have any points, but he has a plus-four plus-minus rating, see his playing time increase, and Eng