Quote (Stealth @ Aug 27 2020 11:17pm)
Alright fam, I put the work in.
Hard hours of YouTube, late nights, just for my boys here on the forums.
First - this guys channel is great. Definitely watch his stuff.
Who's the wings pick?
I watched Rossi content. I watched Perfetti content. I watched Sanderson content. I watched Drysdale content.
I'm here to report the red wings first round pick at fourth overall is....
Jamie Drysdale.
(Assumes Stutzle and Byfield are gone)
Watch the first 2-3 skating highlights.
That's the pick boys.
Rossi - looks great. I never let height get in the way for my pick. But I was stumped looking for 5'9" NHL center on the first line. I compared him to Marner. I started to drink the Kool aid but Drysdale's skating decided it for me. Rossi was the next pick.
Perfetti - a lot of Detroit connections. Trains with Draper's crew. Plays for Saginaw which draper and Osgood hold part ownership. Good goal scorer but I just wasn't feeling the hype train. He didn't make me drink the Kool aid.
Sanderson - he's a shut down first pass guy. Top ten so.... Zach bogosian? He's solid. But you can get that kind of player with NHL experience on the market fairly cheap. Why spend the 4th pick on that when you have Seider?
Drysdale - when I saw the clips of his skating and patience I was sold right away. I also came in to this looking for a reason to break the mould and recommend a pick that wasnt Drysdale as everyone has him there. He really gave me Hughes vibes. Elite skating. That's the NHL today. He can hang.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjEVuCHqtZk
For me personally i wont be angry with any of perfetti, rossi, or drysdale (also assuming stutzle and byfield are gone) that being said, i would much rather have rossi or perfetti over drysdale personally. He looks great, just this draft is loaded with forward talent, and next year theres supposedly several really good dmen coming up. If i were realistically looking at the team, i would jump on a forward this year, and grab one of the top d men next year. Because lets not kid ourselves, were not finishing outside of the bottom 3 next year.
But again, thats just me personally. I know our d is lacking, but we do some solid prospect up and coming. With all the forward talent in this draft, i think it'll be a mistake to pass one up.