In this episode of The Hockey Writers Grind Line, Detroit Red Wings writer Devin Little and producer Matthew Zator get together to discuss whether it’s possible for the Red Wings to build a contender with bad luck in the draft lottery, and possible targets with the ninth overall pick.
Then in Comment Corner, they answer questions from the fans about Moritz Seider’s next contract and the possibility of trading up in the first round of the 2023 NHL Draft.
0:00 Intro
1:02 1 Good, 1 Bad From the Past Week
6:24 Can the Red Wings build a contender without winning the lottery?
13:20 Potential Draft Targets For 9th Overall
16:19 Moritz Seider’s Next Contract
22:03 Trading Up in the First Round
29:39 Potential Partners For Seider From the 2023 Draft
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12 Comments
Great show as always. Really enjoying playoff hockey so far.
Hoping the redwings can make it next year. I’m wondering if there will be some rookies making the team next year and so ufas getting let go this year.
Ayyyy thanks for answering my comment/question! Let’s open a car wash together fellow bronco!
Some like myself are nervous to go directly after trading for a ready now player. I personally would swing on all of our picks and just add via FA even though it’s booty. What side are y’all on? I feel like we can get a point, Robertson, debrincat somehow with our top 45 picks. Maybe 2 of them!
Thanks for grinding it out, guys and going to the corners and scrumming for the puck. Can't wait for your conversation on the draft picks.
But my question: There was a lot of talk a couple of years ago about Covid and the shut down of play for a season having a negative impact on the development of the young players. Considering the level of play of this current crop of draftees, did Covid really have an impact and if so, can this be considered one of the best talent pool drafts ever? And which other draft year could this be compared to.
IMO we will just have to be patient and draft 5 in top 50 and hit on a free agent within a couple years…Yzerman has had zero lottery luck but drafts well.
A lot of Red Wings' fans are taking Yzerman for granted. They just expect him to build a Stanley Cup winning team and ignore the reality of the Red Wings' situation. Matthew had a great point to look at the remaining teams in the playoffs and the top picks on their rosters. The reality is that it's about impossible to build a S.C. team without at least one or two top 3 picks. This still holds true with all the underdogs winning this year.
I love your work! Thank you Matthew, thank you Devin!!
Devon hit the nail on the head, it's not where you draft its who you draft. It's looking like all of yzerman's 1st round picks are slam dunks, we're still paying for hollands misses at the start of the rebuild.
I love rassmussen and he's become an important piece but over Suzuki and necas?? Lol
And nothing to say about zadina that hasnt already be said.
Better choices in the first round of 17 and 18 and Detroit would already be contending imo
Michkov is the only guy that would be that it factor and mystery to his talent. Only a western conference team would be a trade partner with SJ or ARZ probably interested in fielding calls for a trade. Although both of these teams would probably draft Michkov, I doubt by the time ARZ is ready to draft Michkov is still available. Yzerman probably knows the Red Wings will not be in the top 10 teams drafting next year in what is viewed as a weaker 2024 draft, if he trades up the time is now with all the assets.
I hope the Wings will make a trade for a player already in the NHL, using some of their draft picks. I'm 68yrs old, and I don't know how much longer I'll be around, and it usually takes three years for a draft pick to go from his draft year to playing for the Red Wings. Having said that, I don't expect a big trade to happen because the draft is pretty deep this year, so they'll probably stick with drafting as many as they can. I would try to move up with some of those extra picks we have to grab a top five prospect.
Could see moving into the mid 20s. Several teams with multiple picks in the first and second round that could be a partner. Maybe go after a Willander/Lindstein/Gulyaev/Simashev or Stenberg/Heidt/Sawchen around pick 24. Use some of those second rounders and move up. We also have the Bruins pick next year too if they are really high on one of those guys to swap with assumption that they will regress to package. Picks 9, 17 or move up, and 24 could get some major firepower to the prospect pool. Could still have one second rounder left to go after a Pinelli or Whitelaw or Stramel. Lots of options. I would explore adding another first this year if they don’t go hard after Jets/Leafs player to be determined or DeBrincat.
Evolving Hockey has Seider projected as 6×7. I think that seems a little low both in years and dollars, but we will see.