Steve Yzerman earlier in the week called his third draft as Detroit Red Wings general manager “unpredictable” due to effects of the pandemic the past 16 months.
Some leagues were cancelled, some played with a reduced schedule. Travel restrictions made scouting in-person more challenging.
Teams leaned more heavily on reports from areas scouts and video, and ultimately it was more of a guessing game this year.
“We put our list together of not so much gut but the eye test,” Yzerman said. “Do you like the player? Do you like the way he plays? Do you like the attributes that he has? Do you think he’s going to be an NHLer?
“But we also look at it analytically. It’s everything from height and weight to what country they’re from, points they put up vs. other players. There’s a lot that goes into it and you take all the information and put your list together and decide.”
Here is a look at the Red Wings’ 2021 draft picks with comments from Yzerman and director of amateur scouting Kris Draper:
1. Simon Edvinsson
Position: Defense
2020-21: Frolunda (Sweden, SHL)
Selected: First round (No. 6)
Height/Weight: 6-4, 198
Shoots: Left
Yzerman: “He’s a big, rangy D that can really skate. He’s got good puck skills. We just see his potential to be a defenseman that can log a lot of minutes and be a solid defender that can add some offense as well.”
2. Sebastian Cossa
Position: Goaltender
2020-21: Edmonton (WHL)
Selected: First round (No. 15)
Height/Weight: 6-6/210
Catches: Left
Yzerman: “From everyone we talked to, from watching him over the last two years, our guys are confident that he has the mental makeup it takes to be a real good goalie, You’ve got to be able to roll with the punches and shrug off bad goals, bad games and deal with a lot of adversity, maybe more so than any other position in our sport.”
3. Shai Buium
Position: Defense
2020-21: Sioux City (USHL)
Selected: Second round (No. 36)
Height/Weight: 6-3, 209
Shoots: Left
Draper: “We felt we drafted a potential top-four defenseman. He has very good hockey sense. He has a frame that when he’s ready to turn pro he could easily be 225-230 pounds. That’s pretty intriguing for a defenseman. He has good poise with the puck, he’s able to move the puck.”
4. Carter Mazur
Position: Left wing
2020-21: Tri-City (USHL)
Selected: Third round (No. 70)
Height/Weight: 6-0/170
Shoots: Right
Draper: “He’s grown 2-3 inches; he’s put on about 20 pounds (in the past year). He knows he needs to still get bigger and stronger. The interesting thing for me was watching Tri-City and seeing the improvement in Carter from last year to this year. As we were talking to our scouts it was a pick, we all wanted to make.”
5. Red Savage
Position: Center
2020-21: U.S. National Team Development Program
Selected: Fourth Round (No. 114)
Height/Weight: 5-11/180
Shoots: Left
Draper: “Watching him play even at an early age, he just understood how to play the game. You could tell that he’s been around the game. Very responsible two-way player. That’s the way he was wired and how he was brought up. He understands that’s how he’s going to turn himself into a good pro.”
6. Liam Dower Nilsson
Position: Center
2020-21: Frolunda Jr. (Sweden)
Selected: Fifth round (No. 134)
Height/Weight: 6-0/172
Shoots: Left
Draper: “He has good hockey sense, a lot of character, a lot of compete and just seems like another player who loves the game. With that and Hakan (director of European scouting Andersson) was a big fan of his, spent the last couple years watching him, it just made sense.”
7. Oscar Plandowski
Position: Defense
2020-21: Charlottetown (QMJHL)
Selected: Fifth round (No. 155)
Height/Weight: 6-0/190
Shoots: Right
Yzerman: “At that spot, were debating a couple of different players and we liked the fact that he’s got good size, he can skate and he’s a right shot.”
8. Pasquale Zito
Position: Left wing
2020-21: Did not play; played for Windsor (OHL) in 2019-20.
Selected: Sixth round (No. 166)
Height/Weight: 6-0/175
Shoots: Left
Draper: “He wants to be a hard player to play against. He wants to compete against the other team’s top players. He wants to make a tough net-front presence. Those are the things you like.”
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