Regardless of who they select on Tuesday, the 4th overall pick should become a difference maker in the rebuild. The key to a successful draft will be hitting on picks in future rounds. Detroit has done pretty well in that area in the last few years, based on their prospects recent performances. Time will tell, however, if those prospects will become impact NHL players.
Realistically, if just two or three of those draftees after the first round end up contributing at the NHL level, it’ll have been a successful draft for general manager Steve Yzerman and his front office.