\#9 Nate Danielson C
[Elite Prospects Profile](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/562426/nate-danielson)
[r/DRW Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/comments/14lpopr/with_the_9th_overall_pick_the_detroit_red_wings/)
[Media Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ce8YZMBVeQ)
\#17 Axel Sandin Pellikka D
[Elite Prospects Profile](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/534818/axel-sandin-pellikka)
[r/DRW Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/comments/14lqwas/with_the_17th_overall_pick_the_detroit_red_wings/)
[Media Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgp7GNYNP_o)
\#41 Trey Augustine G
[Elite Prospects Profile](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/710572/trey-augustine)
[r/DRW Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/comments/14m7ryj/with_the_41st_overall_pick_the_detroit_red_wings/)
[Media Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCEYJNfwElI)
\#42 Andrew Gibson RD
[Elite Prospects Profile](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/702313/andrew-gibson)
[r/DRW Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/comments/14m7ue9/with_the_42nd_overall_pick_the_detroit_red_wings/)
[Media Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSxVAWq15Pc)
\#47 Brady Cleveland D
[Elite Prospects Profile](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/717255/brady-cleveland)
[r/DRW Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/comments/14m81ah/with_the_47th_overall_pick_the_detroit_red_wings/)
[Media Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBTvn99mUNQ)
\#73 Noah Dower Nilsson LW
[Elite Prospects Profile](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/644921/noah-dower-nilsson)
[r/DRW Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/comments/14m8tfz/with_the_73rd_overall_pick_the_detroit_red_wings/)
[Media Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKe575PCqvk)
\#117 Larry Keenan D
[Elite Prospects Profile](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/603427/larry-keenan)
[r/DRW Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/comments/14ma407/with_the_117th_overall_pick_the_detroit_red_wings/)
[Media Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOkWnc49WR8)
\#137 Jack Phelan D
[Elite Prospects Profile](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/574853/jack-phelan)
[r/DRW Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/comments/14makop/with_the_137th_overall_pick_the_detroit_red_wings/)
\#147 Kevin Bicker F
[Elite Prospects Profile](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/752269/kevin-bicker)
[r/DRW Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/comments/14maslm/with_the_147th_overall_pick_the_detroit_red_wings/)
\#169 Rudy Guimond G
[Elite Prospects Profile](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/599324/rudy-guimond)
[r/DRW Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/comments/14mba3u/with_the_169th_overall_pick_the_detroit_red_wings/)
[Media Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb9to7C8eAw)
\#201 Emmitt Finnie F
[Elite Prospects Profile](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/647529/emmitt-finnie)
[r/DRW Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitRedWings/comments/14mby1y/with_the_201st_overall_pick_the_detroit_red_wings/)
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[Day One Stevie Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT7MtVRGI2E&t=183s)
[Day One Draper Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35rUbAqJPd0)
[Day Two Stevie Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCVZH–_RnI)
[Day Two Draper Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM-OqoffTTo)
by barchamb13
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A little bit less D-men I think. Should be some more…
I am so whelmed by this draft. Trusting the Yzerplan though
Wings are going to employ a new strategy of 4d 1f lines.
Could you imagine if the majority of these defensemen actually land? Like we would be loaded lol
If we’re developing a surplus of strong defensemen we could get some real good trades in the future.
“we have a trade to announce… jk, y’all are lame af” – Gary B
Stevie said it himself in an interview yesterday that he’s still focused on building assets, which is thinking ahead as the UFA market next year is gonna be vastly better than this year’s. The theory I’m getting from this draft is I assume Yzerman is gonna leverage the hottest commodity in the NHL (big defensemen) and pick up some firepower on offense next year using the deep pool of defense prospects this franchise has.
I’m really looking forward to free agency in two days, tbh
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS 🏆🏆🏆
Sandin Pellikka and Dower Nilsson are good value. I’m betting on Danielson, Augustine and Gibson hitting their potential, getting all of them them in a draft as deep as this one is pretty awesome. Hopefully Cleveland can add enough offense and skill to that bite and grit he brings. The other guys seem underwhelming or they’re probably just typical “take a flyer on them” guys 🤷🏼♂️
Disaapointing season and a very strange draft. Hopefully at most we only have 1 more season of being subpar and then we can blow up. Eiserman and Zetterberg are the final pieces of the Yzerplan.
Patrons of this sub got kinda vicious with each other during the draft…
Emmitt Finnie for Debrincat incoming
Lots of assuming that Edvinsson Wallinder and Johansson are home runs already so they’re mad at drafting more LHD prospects lmao I’m very happy Yzerman knows what he’s doing
If there’s anything we know, it’s that Yzerman highly values big defensemen who skate well. He just went out and got a bunch more, so I’m sure he’s pretty happy.
Hard to be excited about this. Left some real offensive talent on the board. It’s like they refuse to draft any skilled forward unless they’re “big and strong”. Steve’s comments about Danielson were exactly the same as Kasper’s. Both projected to be middle of line up guys.
Danielson, Kasper and Veleno are pretty much all interchangeable.
Man we picked up some big boys this draft.
I know it’s a lot of D, but even if we assume some of our older drafted players are like bonafide, top 4 dmen. Eventually some of them will also need to be paid, Unlikely that we can hold onto all of them. Having defensive prospect depth is good and affords them time to develop, but its also an option to play them if we should have the misfortune of suffering injuries or we just play them if they look good
Curious to see how our few offensive prospects in this draft will turn out.
Just a reminder that none of us know more than any GM/scout (except maybe Allvin). So no one cares about your critical hot takes.
Moving my offseason goal-scorer watch to FA now I guess. Please let’s just get someone.
Danielson, A: I like Danielson. I would have preferred Benson or Dvorsky personally, but I had Danielson 11th on my list, so I can’t complain that much. Plus he fills a need.
ASP, B: I’m conflicted on ASP. He was 14th on my list and in the same tier as Moore, with Musty a tier above, so I’d have preferred them. But I can see a universe where he is BPA. At least his skillset is unique for what we have in our prospect pool right now and has offensive ability. It’s just a lot of draft capital to be spending on D.
Augustine, A+: I’m a fan of this pick. It’s insurance for Cossa, and I really liked Augustine’s game this year. I hoped we would take a goalie with one of the three 2nds so no complaints from me.
Gibson, D: It gets weird here imo. Guys like Gibson don’t work out for the teams that draft them very often. There were also forwards and even defensemen left that I had 1st round grades on. I’d have liked this pick a lot more if we didn’t take ASP in the first. He’s super inexperienced though, so maybe he can take a big leap in development and become a valuable asset. I’ll never like passing on high upside guys at this point in the draft.
Cleveland, F: I hate it. With some of the names still on the board I think this will be a pick we look back on and scratch our heads. Maybe we get a 3rd pairing D who can hurt people which is probably the easiest thing to find in the league.
NDN, A+: Love it. Great value at this point in the draft. Surprised he was still here and am thankful we at least got one of the forwards I was hoping for with the 3 2nds.
Overall I’d give it a B+, but I think Danielson alone could make it into an A+.
I guess I don’t have an issue with the specific picks, but I’m a little doubtful with the type of team we’re aiming towards
I hope I’m proven wrong and we add the dynamic offense later, but I don’t see us having a truly dominating window without the top tier point production
The tigers sub is gonna lose it when they draft a pitcher aren’t they?
Still hoping we can add some more offensive firepower this offseason. Lotta games last year were a slog to watch.
Michkov falls to 9. Think yzerman still takes Danielson?
I do. I am neither for or against Danielson but I think yzerman sees the guy he wants and he couldn’t care less about what anyone aside from he and his staff say.