Unless Ottawa have Stutzle and Rossi rated closely. I don't think it's a guarantee that Detroit won't take Drysdale. You can never have too many RHD prospects. In which case, take Drysdale at 3 to be sure, and get whichever player you like that's left at 5.
Maybe. If I'm Yzerman, I hint around that Drysdale is his man and maybe that forces Ottawa's hand to take him at 3, knowing they'll still have a Rossi, Raymond, Perfetti, etc available at 5.
There are smart people who would agree with this.
There are also smart people who think Stutzle, Raymond, and Perfetti are all better prospects than Rossi.
I thought this was pretty obvious. Otherwise you or I could run any teams draft.
This was all born out of the sentiment that taking Perfetti at 4 would be some kind of off-the-board mistake. Which is a 100% unjustified claim.