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Good article($) on Johansson. A great deal of hype in it. https://theathletic.com/1877282/2020/06/18/red-wings-prospect-report-albert-johansson-plays-wise-hockey-in-shl/ “I just saw (them) together, and I saw Albert, and I told myself, Wow,” - Färjestad coach Pennerborn on Albert playing with Jonathan Blum “I think he’s going to be something very special,” - Jonathan Blum “I look at his legs and his body and he’s coming (along) really good. So that will not be an issue for the future.” - Coach Pennerborn regarding his size

Our 2nd rounder is almost a 1st. Plus we get to be ”on the clock” all night and day leading up to the second round of the draft. Pretty hyped about it desu.

I REEEEEEEEEally wish we owned two 1sts this year. Sanderson, Askarov, Lundell, Seth Jarvis...this 1st round is going to produce a lot of really good NHLers.

Good thing about sucking is that you can have patience with these guys. There are open spots all over our defense for prospects to grab. We can let them all play and see how they fare. At 25 there might not be that much more to come but we got the time to find that out.

I would move Bowey in another Perlini, Fabbri type trade.

Lafreniere's a lock for 1st overall. I've gotta think Byfield's a virtual lock for 2nd. I think once those two are off the board, it's truly anyone's guess how the dominoes will fall. Stutzle is the consensus #3 guy, but there are some valid concerns with him, just as there are with any and every 2020 draft-eligible not named Lafreniere or Byfield. Now, don't get me wrong -- the Wings are so starved for top talent that "We got Stutzle/Rossi/Drysdale/Raymond/Holtz/Askarov/Perfetti, but there are some concerns about him" would be a great "problem" for us to have. It's just...y'know...the HYPE! fiend in me wants an as-close-to-a-sure-thing-elite-NHLer-as-it-gets guy. And that, to me, means Lafreniere or Byfield. If we get Lafreniere, we've finally found our superstar. And he'll step right into the NHL next season and probably do fairly well as a rookie. Wings fans would have an actual reason to catch a game or two at the LCA next season, especially if Yzerman decides to go out and land a big-name guy or two. If we get Byfield...well, as with Lafreniere, we've finally found our superstar. Not quite as sure a thing as Lafreniere. Not as NHL-ready. Probably needs to spend a year in Europe. Probably doesn't become a monster NHL centerman until several years from now. But there's little doubt he's ultimately going to get there. He has the potential to become the most complete centerman in the league. tl;dr I don't want to be ok with where we land in the lotto. I want to be overjoyed with where we land in the lotto.

How mad are you gonna be when we take Jake Sanderson at 4?

At worst you're getting Byfield, Stutzle, or Rossi. I wouldn't get too upset.

F*** the haters, and their "odds" and "mathematics"... We're getting Lafreniere. 1st overall or bust *******!!!

No, but I wanted to remain positive.

I'm all for Drysdale if we strike out on Lafreniere or Byfield.

I think there's a reasonable chance that Stutzle could be available at 4. I really want Lafreniere though...

Sure. Fair enough.

As long as we're drafting top 3 I think I'll be OK. But we have to get one of Lafreniere, Byfield, or Stutzle.