Draft ideas

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Pick 9 = 6.3; pick 43 = 1.9
Pick 15 = 4.9; pick 25 = 3.4

I wouldn't trade 9 for 15 and 25 by itself, let alone the 2nd thrown in

It would be a draft day trade, with the board having to shake out in a way that made sense for us to not pick at 9. But 15 and 25 either way are easily ahead of 9

No actually, #9 and the players available are in a whole different tier than #15---if the picks go anywhere close to as expected. Then you have the Wings eating a huge salary and doing a pick swap of a 2nd for a 1st. Doesn't seem the best use of assets. Klingberg isn't going to want a short term deal at his age.

Beyond that the best they can hope for is Matvei Michkov falling because of KHL/3 yr commitment issues.

Next would be: Dalibor Dvorsky(perimeter shooter with lack of NHL speed so will be limited to a winger in the NHL). Offensively talented with both wrist shot and one timer accuracy. Uses his size to win puck battles and compete. Could be a 1st line winger.

Then the tier below:
Ryan Leonard (shoots right. college commitment to BC) is more a responsible 200 foot RW'er that has skill (hands) with physicality but won't be great offensively or defensively as he lacks playmaking skills (vision) and size (5' 11.5"). 2nd line RW'er. His player comparable is Artturi Lehkonen.

Oliver Moore has speed (best skater in the draft with NHL elite edgework) and a bit of scoring touch (but will be more of a 2nd line winger/#3 centre). He should be available. He is the USNTDP 2nd line centre and is on PP2 and PK1. His player comparable is Jean-Gabriel Pageau.

Gabe Perreault (lack of NHL speed so NHL winger) broke Auston Matthews' USNTDP single season point record (but so did Will Smith). Great stickhandler. Can score. projects as a 2nd line winger. Player comparable Lucas Raymond.

Brayden Yager(high end shot) all-situations center. Hasn't put it all together yet as his scoring didn't materialize this past year (lacks vision to get it through). Middle six player. Player comparable Vincent Trocheck.

You do realize this is Detroit's last year to take advantage of UFA with other teams hampered by the Covid escrow cap restrictions? Look for them to be active on that and in the trade market (where they have excess draft capital).

I’m confused here as Dvorsky and Michkov in the upper tier you speak of are likely taken and I wrote in my description that I would like to target Leonard and if he’s gone, then that is when you do this trade. So it’s on draft day after you see how the top 8 shakes out.

On top of Leonard you list off 3 players in that tier. Now if you mean there’s only those 3 and then there’s a significant drop again, then sure you might be right that 9 to 15 would miss out. But unless you’re an nhl scout and no malice intended, that’s just not going to be the case. Every team is going to have a board with different guys in different orders. This is a trade we’d make if we missed out on a certain player or 2 and had a larger block of guys in our next tier. I don’t think it’s as black and white as Yager, Perrault and Moore and that’s it. But I guess we’ll see on draft day, maybe those 3 do go between 9 and 13.

As for the rest, Klingberg is just a slot filler and I’m not sure what you suggest with the cap and covid escrow? You criticize taking on Murray but think they should go out and target a bunch of ufa? It’s not a very strong class so I’m not so sure that’s the case. I wasn’t focused on filling the roster anyways, just presenting draft day trade ideas