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Out of all the first round picks, ours had the nicest head of lettuce. That’s got to count for something.

Sup.

The more I think about it, the more I'm so glad we finally have a top defense prospect. After the initial shock went away, I'm really happy with this pick.

Honestly, I really like the pick. I like it because I love the player, yes, but I also like it because Yzerman knows how important this pick is and you could argue he had every reason in the world not to select Seider if he wasn't fully 100% sure that he's His Guy. Passing on all those good forwards that were available, including Cozens -- who would seem to fit Yzerman's drafting history to a T -- means he's beyond sold on Seider. That, to me, is very exciting. Seider's absolute ceiling is something like a Victor Hedman monster 1D. You know who has unique insight into Hedman himself and, one would assume, defense prospects in that general mold? Steve Yzerman. Steve Yzerman wants a Hedman and Wings fans have been wet-dreaming about finding a Red Wings version of Hedman for the better part of a decade. No one had Chicago taking Dach, so the fact that E X P E R T S are questioning the pick means nothing to me. Though, if we're going to defer to E X P E R T S, Craig Button and some others had Seider going only a few spots after we took him. So I'm not sure you can even call it a true stretch pick. Maybe to E X P E R T S who didn't even consider the possibility that he could go as high as 6th, but many of the E X P E R T S live in their own self-constructed realities, which is why they get so many picks wrong every year. What we were (and weren't) hearing about Seider over the course of the past year doesn't really have any bearing on what our scouts and GM think of Seider.

I'll add this to it : Probably the reason Yzerman pulled the trigger without trading up.

Oh man! If Holland made that pick, this place would be BLOWING UP!

https://www.wingingitinmotown.com/2019/6/21/18703739/reaction-red-wings-first-round-is-baffling Imagine being this guy.

Only on LGW would the day come that we finally draft a potential star RH Dman and the board is less than elated lmao

The look on his face was absolutely priceless. I love it.

Let the whining commence. I'll trust professionals and lifelong hockey minds over the lot of the whiners here. Go Wings.

I came for leftwinger's reaction

HAHAHAHA YESSSSSSSSSSSS

Nice! Zegras plz

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Unconventional if not bold move to address our most nagging problem, D. The kid sounds tough and aggressive with some skill. When have had that on our D line in recent years? This is exactly the kind of move Holland would never have made. I like the change of pace and approach. Go Stevie.

Sporting News RE: Seider... "If you watched the IIHF men's world championships, then you saw what the hype was about. This kid can skate, deliver the puck accurately and also play a physical, smothering brand of defense. His team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga won the postseason crown, and Seider was a key contributor during their playoff run. He's ready for the NHL as we speak."

Hahaha Stevie threw a hand grenade into LGW. Kudos to the dude who called this a few days ago.

Holland would have picked commodore

Never thought I'd say this... THANK YOU CHICAGO!

Is Stan Bowman an agent of chaos??

Gimme that Byram slide!

OK, now the draft really begins. 5/10. She lacks pizzazz.

I think Trouba's comment about his GF is being way over analyzed. I took it as a totally off hand comment, like "oh hey, maybe my girl will like that". Lets see if he extends