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We’re discussing the idea as to whether or not the Detroit Red Wings should’ve drafted inevitable Chicago Blackhawks draftee Frank Nazar with the 8th overall pick instead of Marco Kasper.
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
Frank Nazar and Marco Kasper were both top NHL prospects at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2022 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer
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37 Comments
I like how you admit the click bait title, lol, you rock, Lego!
The bigger mistake is the habs trading the Nazar pick if that's what we wanna talk about
I'd say I'd care more if we wiffed on a top 3 pick and someone like Nazar at 14 gets picked. As I see, Kasper has time to develop and as long as he becomes a serviceable, preferably top 6 or 9, guy then thats exactly what we got him for.
People forget that Casper has an edge to him, kind of Tkatchuk type player.
It's way to early to make that call.
Kasper can some bring grit to the middle six. Kid is an absolute work horse and I do think he can be a perennial 50-60 point player in his prime. It does leave a little bit to be desired at 8OA, and I remember a lot of the fanbase wanting Nazer since he's from Mt Clemens, MI. But I think Kasper will be a fit in Detroit during the contending window.
Even if nazar is better. Mazur will probably end up on the team second or third line. If he produces at a reasonable rate at that position then all good.
Tough to have an opinion on the two neither have played a full season in the NHL. Hopefully it pans out for the wings with Kasper
I’ll admit I wasn’t thrilled with the Kasper pick at the time but that “Tkachuk under your skin skill player” is proving more valuable by the season. I’m excited to see what he can do. Especially with the group brewing around him.
Steve should have gone with Kasper. Oh wait, he did. What are we talking about then?
1 nhl goal=mistake.
Nazar isn’t really Yzerman’s type of player. This is a similar argument to Danielson vs Benson (or to a limited extent Edvinsson vs Eklund, though that mixes positions). Yzerman has said he drafts for the playoffs.
In 2016-17 Red Wing roster (last Wings playoff appearance) Henrik Zetterberg (captain) was leading scorer with 68 points (17g 51a) and only Tomas Tatar had goals in the 20's (he had 25 goals). So if Marco Kasper can get close to what Zetterberg did back then and be a solid 200 ft competitor I would take it. But after all we are talking about the future, who knows? I just want to show that there can be different perspectives about a players ceiling because how they FIT on a team roster and culture is a pretty important factor that is never assessed (and maybe cannot be). Additionally, Kasper comes from Europe which is a different style of hockey that has to be rationalized over a term in the minors for Kasper. Keep it real Lego
Kasper is a way better pick than Zadina . . .
I'd rather have Savoie or Geekie
We know not to doubt stevie kasper will be a good player he knows how to draft i trust him
Also kasper would of did very well this year if he played on the team stevie likes to develop guys longer we know this and he is a extremely hard worker him and danielson will be our centers of the future and even can play wing if we need them too
Lego, the last Kane tweet could be a decent video topic…
Yzerman drafts the type players that are most valuable…both in playoffs, in free agency, and in trade. Two way centers, high end D-man, etc. High scoring wingers (Benson), small players unless they have unrivaled skill, and the like go later. Yzerman has missed some picks already (everyone does) but has already done better in 5 years than Holland did in his last 15.
Nazar by a country milk
Mile!!!
I would not be happy at all with 40 to 45 points a season out of a top 10 picks.
Kasper is just like the friendly ghost, nowhere to be found on the Red Wings roster
Kasper was the correct choice!
Nazar scored 1 nhl goal.. way to early to tell
1 nhl goal, man? Serious?
Kasper is a different type of player.
Detroit need a different type of player.
Excuse my english.
I am from Brazil and share your videos here
Kasper is the type of guy who can shut down players like Nazar in a 7 game series. Sam Bennett / Marchand style player who prob lands somewhere in between.
NHL GMs value these guys more than they do players like Berggren
frank "the laser" nazar!!
Lmao let them both play a few more years before we have the conversation
Nazar was playing on the PK for the Blackhawks couple times
This video is useless since IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL. You're welcome.
Probably think Conor Geekie will be the most productive of the three but I'm not the judge of talent that SY is !!
tbh I was hoping for Nazar during the draft but I am happy with Kasper
One mistake was drafting S.Cossa over J.Wallstedt
I wanted Matthew Savoie
If we use the hindsight justification logic, then we could make a case for just about anything.
Yes, no! Yes, no! Yes, no! Yes, no! Easy to argue the pick after the draft You make a pick, you live with it1
Yes he did. He’ll be another Joe Valeno if not worse and Danielson won’t even make the nhl. The guy can’t even score in the WHL what an atrocity of picks