Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen broaches the possibility that the Red Wings might make a trade–or not draft a center–in the first round of the 2022 Draft:
Hockey Now draft expert Marco D’Amico has projected the Red Wings grabbing [Marco] Kasper at No. 8 in his 2022 NHL mock draft.
But he also says he wouldn’t be surprised if the Columbus Blue Jackets take Kasper at No. 7. Kasper is an Austrian center who plays in Sweden
“This whole thing could go a lot of different ways. You look at all the public lists
and they can vary,” Yzerman said.Historically, draft list differ significantly from team to team. That’s because teams are trying to project what 17- and 18-year players will be like as adults. Last year, Yzerman was able to move up in the first round on his second pick (from Washington). He went to No. 15 and drafted Cossa. But moving up is never easily accomplished at the NHL.
“The only difficulty is finding a partner that wants to,” Yzerman said. “There’s been
times we’ve looked to move, whether it be up or bac, but simply couldn’t find anybody that wanted to do it.”
Continued; I like Savoie or Geekie. Who’s your pick?
