from Pat Caputo of The Oakland Press,
The Red Wings have four selections in the first 40, including sixth overall. It’s a deep draft, especially at the top end. If the Red Wings’ scouting staff and general manager Ken Holland do their homework properly, the Red Wings should still land a genuine impact player early in the first round - and perhaps beyond.
That’s the big “if,” isn’t it?
This much is true about the NHL Draft, the top end doesn’t always yield stars. The sixth overall pick, for example, hasn’t particularly drawn impact players, at least not since long ago when it brought Peter Forsberg, Phil Housley and Paul Coffey to the NHL.