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Red Wings’ past 10 drafts: Hits, misses, ones that got away
Don't just look through old drafts and Monday Morning QB.
Here are mine.
* 2010. Sheahan over Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov as a potential top 5-10 talent. We went for a guy with limited ability.
* 2016. Cholowski over Rubtsov. I thought Rubtsov was going to be a very good two-way center.
* 2017. Rasmussen over Vilardi. By far, the worst draft day experience
* 2019. Seider over Cozens or Zegras.
I didn't like Svech very much, but didn't see great alternatives on D or C. And I wanted defense instead of Zadina, but can at least understand the rationale for Zadina. Going back to the 2000-10, I honestly can't think of any picks I hated. Maybe McCollum? But I can't remember being in love with some other name. Maybe the Wings were just too good for me to care about the draft that much.
Wasn't a fan of the 05 draft either - mostly for later picks - including not taking Hjalmarsson.
Don't just look through old drafts and Monday Morning QB.
Here are mine.
* 2010. Sheahan over Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov as a potential top 5-10 talent. We went for a guy with limited ability.
* 2016. Cholowski over Rubtsov. I thought Rubtsov was going to be a very good two-way center.
* 2017. Rasmussen over Vilardi. By far, the worst draft day experience
* 2019. Seider over Cozens or Zegras.
I didn't like Svech very much, but didn't see great alternatives on D or C. And I wanted defense instead of Zadina, but can at least understand the rationale for Zadina. Going back to the 2000-10, I honestly can't think of any picks I hated. Maybe McCollum? But I can't remember being in love with some other name. Maybe the Wings were just too good for me to care about the draft that much.
Wasn't a fan of the 05 draft either - mostly for later picks - including not taking Hjalmarsson.