So 2023 NHL draft is over
from a #LGRW POV i’m not sold 100% on either top 2 picks more so with Danielson, i think Benson would have been a better choice. Sandin Pellika was the top D still there so i can go with the Swedes pick more
These 2 choices Imo put more pressure on Yzerman to land a top 2 C by way of a trade + sealing the DeBrincat deal given Detroit’s piss poor luck in getting top end franchise players from successive draft lotteries other teams walk away with guys to run their top lines offensively
The lower round picks bar Trey Augustine & Noah Dower-Nilsson were odd where the focus on big defensive D seemed to be the norm typified by Brady Cleveland
I still get the Yzerplan but really it’s a kinda meh draft given the lack of scoring the team has, maybe Yzerman has decided he can’t get that talent via the draft
I think the picks are OK as far as picks go. The lack of trades the whole draft was weird, I really wanted to se some of these picks turn into Debrincat or anyone else that knows how to score.
The lack of urgency shown by Yzerman is getting frustrating. It’s year 5, it’s time to have a team worth watching in February and March.
