Familiar Upside: Recapping the Detroit Red Wings 2021 Draft
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The Picks
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Recap and Analysis
In a draft that many expected to be an even bigger crapshoot than normal, Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings placed a lot of bets on high risk/high reward players. Early on they appeared to focus on strengthening the now deep defensemen prospect pool by grabbing Simon Edvinsson with the sixth overall pick then moving up in the second round to take Shai Buium. The thing that stands out for both is their size with Edvinsson standing 6’5” and Buium at 6’4”. Both are also left hand shots who skate well, look to make things happen offensively with the puck, and are not afraid to have it on their stick. Both also need to clean up their decision making in their own zone and understand that the simple play can often be the right play. They are projects who will definitely take a couple seasons of development at least before they see th