Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis ranks the Red Wings’ prospect pool as the 5th-best in the NHL;
5. Detroit Red Wings (2023: 7th)
Notable prospects: Simon Edvinsson, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
When the Detroit Red Wings stopped being a playoff team more than half a decade ago, they had a rough pipeline, to say the least. Now? They boast one of the most impressive pipelines in all of hockey, with some serious depth at every position. For starters, Simon Edvinsson and Axel Sandin-Pellikka are two of the best defensive prospects in hockey right now. Then you throw in recent first-rounders Michael Brandsegg-Nygard and Marco Kasper up front, and two of the best goaltending prospects in the game in Sebastian Cossa and Trey Augustine, and you’ve got a group that’s primed for a bright future. Of course, it’s all fine and dandy, on paper, but they need these guys to produce. And I do think they need another impact playdriver, too. But it truly feels like the Red Wings aren’t too far away from being playoff-bound again.
Continued; I do agree that the Red Wings might want to draft another player who generates energy on the ice, but otherwise, the prospect pool is very, very good right now. It’s come a long way from the later days of the Ken Holland regime.
