The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler weighed in on the draft hauls of each and every one of the NHL’s 32 teams about half an hour ago, and fellow prospect expert Corey Pronman now grades the NHL teams’ drafts. As per usual, Pronman’s nonplussed by the Red Wings’ “go our own way” selections:
Detroit’s first-round pick, Brandsegg-Nygard, projects as a hard-to-play-against top-six winger. Their day two picks weren’t that exciting to me. Max Plante and Ondrej Becher are very skilled forwards and have chances to play but have a long way to go in their development.
Read the full analysis of Detroit’s draft class here.
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