Today the Red Wings traded Tomas Vanek to the Florida Panthers for what appears to be a conditional third round pick in the 2017 draft and defenseman Dylan McIlrath. So who exactly is Dylan McIlrath?
The Basics
Drafted 10th overall in the 2010 draft, Dylan McIlrath is a 6’5”, 220lb right-handed defensemen known mainly for his physical presence along the blue line. He is in the last year of his current contract with an $800,000 cap hit and will become an unrestricted free agent after this season. Here are his career stats per Hockey Reference
The Style
Early on fans are calling him “the right-handed Jonathan Ericsson”, mainly because of their similarities in size and nothing to write home about offensive skills.