Detroit — Teams rarely are disappointed after a draft. Usually, they’re giddy with excitement, giddy with what the future could hold.
After this particular NHL Entry Draft, which the Red Wings viewed as extremely important in their rebuild, count the Detroit organization beyond giddy.
Saturday’s haul — complemented by Friday’s drafting of forwards Filip Zadina and Joe Veleno — should give the organization a nice infusion of talent.
“Today was just as important as yesterday,” said Tyler Wright, the Wings’ director of amateur scouting. “We had a good day again.”
Wright said it was important for the organization to add skill in this draft — speed and skill are vital in today’s NHL — and he felt the Wings accomplished that with their 10 picks (they traded a sixth-round pick to Columbus for the Blue Jackets’ fifth-round pick in 2019).