Yawn. Several posters here act like he's the next Patrick Kane, by the tone of their comments.
Dylan Larkin is very much trending to be a 2nd line forward. Svechnikov, Hronek, and Bertuzzi have zero meaningful NHL minutes, let alone any sort of a resume to declare them great draft picks. And Cholowski is closer to hitting puberty than helping the blue line.
I have zero reason to believe that Rasmussen was a smart pick, because I have zero reason to believe that ANY of Detroit's recent picks will be special. And yes, if you're taking a power play specialist at #9 overall, who has questionable analytics, with Vilardi and Necas still on the board, and a boom/bust guy in Liljgren still available as well...he darn well better end up being special, to consider it a smart pick.
Size is a fantastic addition to, but a poor substitute for skill, and with their best draft stock in decades, this new strategy is throwing the baby out with the bath water.