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Red Wings Top 25 Under 25: Newcomer Jared McIsaac lands at 20

It was Zadina then Veleno then Berggren and still no defenseman; I was about to throw my phone against the wall. That was my initial reaction during the draft as even though the Red Wings first 3 picks have immense potential up front, I wanted defense, defense and more defense. The first defenseman the Red Wings took in the 2018 NHL Draft finally ended up being Jared McIsaac from Halifax in the QMJHL. The Wings biggest need for years has arguably been a right-handed defenseman, so when they didn’t address that in the first two rounds I still was less than thrilled, but then I started reading up more on this McIsaac fella.