ESPN’s draft expert, Rachel Doerrie, has issued a Sunday-afternoon slate of 2024 NHL Draft grades for each and every one of the NHL’s 32 teams, and here’s what she has to say about the Red Wings’ draft haul:
Detroit Red Wings
Grade: BThe Red Wings need a high-end scorer, which many believed would be Jake Guentzel in free agency. It now seems like it may be Steven Stamkos.
In terms of picks, they left value on the board with Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, but got good value in the Ondrej Becher selection, and I liked the Max Plante selection. There is no doubt Brandsegg-Nygard will be a middle-six NHL player and an effective one at that. There’s nothing to write home about, but nothing to be too disappointed in, either. A perfectly fine draft.
Continued (paywall); I’ll take the “B” at this point.
