MONTREAL — Steve Yzerman has said numerous times a team can't be rebuilt solely on first-round picks.
To that end, the onus is on Yzerman to use Friday's Rounds 2-7 at the 2022 NHL draft. Yzerman used the first day at Bell Centre to address the need at center, choosing Austrian center Marco Kasper at No. 8.
The Wings drafted forward Dylan James in round 2 at No. 40, and added forward Dmitri Bulchenikov at No. 52. They used their third-round pick to acquire goaltender Ville Husso from the St. Louis Blues.