![]() And the New York pick could also be a great spot to take a swing at Pronman’s No. There’s a chance one of those players is still on the board at the Islanders’ pick, too, depending on where it falls. More likely, I think blazing-fast NTDP center Oliver Moore makes a lot of sense for Detroit at its own pick, as could well-rounded scoring wingers Colby Barlow or Ryan Leonard, or puck-moving RHD Axel Sandin-Pellikka (though the latter is notably not the profile of defenseman Detroit has targeted early under Yzerman). 8 or later, so I wouldn’t get too attached. But it’s rare the top defenseman in a class is still on the board at No. 7 prospect) is somehow there at Detroit’s pick, he feels like a no-brainer as an Yzerman-type, two-way defenseman with top-pair projection. If Austrian RHD David Reinbacher (Pronman’s No. Detroit’s own pick looks likely to land between 8 and 12, and the Islanders’ (which is top-12 protected) should be between 13 and 20 - entering Wednesday’s games, it sat at 17. And there are several prospects who should be of interest.Īs for the Red Wings’ two picks (their own and the Islanders’), it will of course depend on where they land. Who do you like with the Red Wings’ two first-rounders? - Cosmic GumboĬorey Pronman’s latest draft ranking came out this week, which is perfect timing for Red Wings fans wanting to look ahead to their options come June. And for a team that’s already been at this rebuild process for several years (and four already under GM Steve Yzerman), that’s not easy to stomach. The amount of draft capital they acquired instead could set up Detroit quite well in the long term.īut without a significant “now” addition, the events of last week are a real setback to any realistic contention timeline. That doesn’t mean it was necessarily the wrong course of action, as Detroit likely would have lost Bertuzzi anyway and Hronek is going to be due a substantial raise a year from now. ![]() But on paper, in a merciless division and now down two more big pieces, they will have their work cut out for them. The current players will be looking to prove that wrong, of course. When will Simon Edvinsson and Marco Kasper be ready to not just play in the NHL, but to be difference-makers? How will the current young roster players continue to evolve, taking steps like the ones Jake Walman and Michael Rasmussen did this season? And of course, what supplemental moves will Detroit make via trades and free agency?īut without knowing what those supplemental moves will be, it’s not unreasonable to think it could now be two or more years before Detroit is a playoff team, and two or more beyond that before it’s a legit Cup contender. It’s a hard one to answer because of all the variables. That’s inevitably going to push things back.Īnd even though the value was actually quite good on both deals, it all raises a question that’s been hard to shake ever since the deadline: When is this rebuild supposed to end? In fact, multiple readers asked some variation of that exact question this week. But when you combine that with Hronek - a productive two-way right-shot defenseman in his prime - the Red Wings subtracted top-half-of-the-lineup players in exchange for picks who won’t make significant impacts in Detroit for at least three years. It doesn’t sound like the Red Wings were ever close to an extension with Tyler Bertuzzi, so his departure (whether by trade or in free agency) was likely inevitable. There’s no doubt that the moves Detroit made last week pushed back its timeline. So, I guess the question is, does this move it forward, set it back, or keep it on pace? - Scott C. His dreadful first-period giveaway in Tuesday’s 6-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators led to a backbreaking shorthanded goal by Senators forward Austin Watson.Note: Some questions have been lightly edited for clarity and length.īiggest point of contention seems to be how this (trade deadline) affects the rebuild timeline. More recently, Hronek was showing just six points over his past 18 games, as well as a -5 rating. However, 24 of those points were garnered by Dec. ![]() As well, his +9 rating was second on the team. He was leading all Detroit defensemen in points. Working in Detroit’s second pairing first with Olli Maatta and more recently alongside Ben Chiarot, his 9-29-38 numbers were placing Hronek in a tie for second on the Red Wings in scoring. He endured a struggling 2021-22 campaign. Overall, it’s been a bounceback campaign for Hronek. The first-round draft choice is the one the Canucks recently acquired when they dealt center Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders. Vancouver also gets Detroit’s 2023 fourth-round pick as part of the deal. In return, the Red Wings are getting first- and second-round picks in the 2023 NHL entry draft. The club traded veteran defenseman Filip Hronek to the Vancouver Canucks.
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