FloHockey’s Chris Peters discusses the draft performances of the NHL’s 32 teams this evening, and he gives the Red Wings a rather pedestrian grade:
Detroit Red Wings
Grade: B-
First rounders: Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, RW
Day 2 Picks: Max Plante, LW/RW; Ondrej Becher, C; Landon Miller, G; John Whipple, D; Charlie Forslund, LW; Austin Baker, LW; Fisher Scott, D.
Analysis: The Red Wings certainly have a type when it comes to top draft picks. They may give a little away on the top-end skill front to get a player that has a work ethic off the puck and plays a very competitive brand of hockey. That said, there were a couple of swings later in the draft including Max Plante, who I did not expect to go in the second round, but he is a very heady playmaker. Becher is an older prospect who seems to be a late bloomer and could have some high-end offensive potential. All three of those players were on FloHockey’s Top 100. Detroit added another big goalie in Landon Miller and got some hard-nosed players in John Whipple and Austin Baker from the NTDP. I don’t know that Detroit made a major impact on their prospect pool here, but they got good talent in a variety of positions.
