Coach Jeff Blashill sizes up Detroit Red Wings top draft pick Moritz Seider, June 21, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Jeff Blashill pushed back when asked why the Detroit Red Wings chose Moritz Seider higher than any projections.
The Wings scored an upset in the first round of the NHL draft Friday at Rogers Arena when they selected Seider at sixth overall; he himself thought he’d be a 15-20 guy. It was Steve Yzerman’s first decision, and a bold one, since taking over as general manager of the Wings on April 19.