Who do the Detroit Red Wings draft in the first round in 2020

[Bench]

Why all the negativity in here? The league owes us after the '09 Finals! Lafreniere's in the bag!

Like I've been saying, I sincerely wish the lottery was rigged, because I have no doubt Detroit would get some bones thrown their way to be relevant again. Detroit fans travel well on the road (i.e. live all over the country) and a strong team helps keep those numbers boosted in arenas, particularly in the south. Detroit was also a primetime TV game darling before their fall. The league likes Detroit doing well. It's good for business.

 

[Frk It]

Raymond not being an option is a big thread fail.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Voted Drysdale.

Can't see the Wings winning anything in the lottery.

And the 3 guys I have above him, I believe will be gone in; Lafreniere, Byfield, Stutzle.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

How depressing is it that we are clearly the worst team in the league and most likely will draft a player that basically has zero chance of helping us NEXT YEAR like Drysdale would.

Lafreniere and Byfield will be in the NHL next year. Stutzle would probably come over to GR. Raymond definitely needs another year in the SHL. Rossi, who knows. Guy is a meat cube already.

I don't think Drysdale will be in the NHL next year, though. No way. He's got to fill out and get stronger first. He's listed at 170. And he doesn't have a munchkin frame like a Hughes kid.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Raymond not being an option is a big thread fail.

Zero respect for possibly the best playmaker in the draft. You hate to see it

 

[Kronwalled55]

Like I've been saying, I sincerely wish the lottery was rigged, because I have no doubt Detroit would get some bones thrown their way to be relevant again. Detroit fans travel well on the road (i.e. live all over the country) and a strong team helps keep those numbers boosted in arenas, particularly in the south. Detroit was also a primetime TV game darling before their fall. The league likes Detroit doing well. It's good for business.

I agree with everything you said. But you can also make the point that the league still benefits when Detroit is bad for all those same reasons. Fans still support, travel, and watch the occasional primetime game even when the team is subpar. The same can't be said for a lot of other markets in the NHL.

 

[Tasteslikekevinbacon]

I have been wondering if theoretically we got 1st overall and Ottawa got, say, 3 and 5. And offered to trade them to us would you do it

 

[Hen Kolland]

I agree with everything you said. But you can also make the point that the league still benefits when Detroit is bad for all those same reasons. Fans still support, travel, and watch the occasional primetime game even when the team is subpar. The same can't be said for a lot of other markets in the NHL.

I think the lost revenue with the passive following of Detroit is probably pretty substantial. They might retain some of the adoration of fans, but it won’t be that way for much longer.

 

[DetroitRed]

They are most likely to pick fourth but they have a better chance than any other team to pick first. So, I'm going to pretend.

 

[ArmChairGM89]

I have been wondering if theoretically we got 1st overall and Ottawa got, say, 3 and 5. And offered to trade them to us would you do it

unpopular opinion, Yes. I trade lafreniere for stutzle + drysdale all day. And I think lafreniere is going to be amazing.

 

[RedMenace]

unpopular opinion, Yes. I trade lafreniere for stutzle + drysdale all day. And I think lafreniere is going to be amazing.

I'd do that too, no questions asked.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

1. Lafreniere
2. Stutzle
3. Stutzle
4. Stutzle

in that order

This

 

[NotLeddy]

Lucas Raymond

 

[taylorjonl]

I voted stutzle because there is no was we pick 1 or 2.

 

[ZDH]

We aren't intentionally tanking, we really are this bad...

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Lafreniere at one, Byfield at 2.

If Stutzle is available at 3 or 4 I take him. If he’s gone at 3, I take Raymond at 4.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Lotttery was put in cause teams intentionally tanking. Was supposed to be a deterant, which it isn't just makes it less profitable. Please refer to Buffalo's anger with getting Eichel.

And Detroit is intentionally tanking.

Which is why Tank Commander Blashill is still coach.

Detroit is not intentionally tanking. We just suck very bad. Blashill leaving doesn't make us good.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Lafreniere at one, Byfield at 2.

If Stutzle is available at 3 or 4 I take him. If he’s gone at 3, I take Raymond at 4.

Same but I’d flip Stutzle and byfield, just personal preference

 

[Pavels Dog]

Raymond not being an option is a big thread fail.

I won’t pretend to have great knowledge or viewing hours of these prospects, but Raymond scares me. I don’t see the big deal really, especially not for a smaller guy. Would be happier with Holtz tbh.

 

[14ari13]

I don’t know how to vote in this thread. The new lottery sucks major ****, and my feeling is we’re going to draft fourth overall.

My impulse is to say we some how wind up with Stutzle.

Yzerman was fourth overall.

 

[Killerjas]

If we own the 1st pick: Lafreniere
If we own the 2nd pick: Byfield
If we own the 3rd pick: Stutzle
If we own the 4th pick: Raymond

 

[Killerjas]

I have been wondering if theoretically we got 1st overall and Ottawa got, say, 3 and 5. And offered to trade them to us would you do it

Not in a million years would they trade their 3rd and 5th overall pick for our 1st.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

My gut says it will be either Devils or Senators who get no.1 pick if we go by the standings right now.

But hoping for no.1 so voted Lafreniere.

 

[Oddbob]

I feel like we are drafting either 2nd or 4th, although I believe it will be more likely 4th, so I think Stutzle if 3rd place team doesn't take him, since the Wings drafted Seider and Seider speaks Stutzle up a lot. I feel like Wings are probably high on him as well.

What are people's real expectations of who makes the NHL right away next season? I think Laf is a lock and Byfield probably will too, just cause lately the Top 2 usually play right away, but anyone else?

 

[GBFP]

Picking #3 would be the worst as we'd be sold the possibility Byfield might just fall, and then come draft day he goes #2. I'd almost rather pick 4th than 3rd so we don't have to hold that false hope up until the draft moment. Stutzle vs Raymond vs Drysdale I don't care who would be left for us at 4 OA as all rate similarly.