My only issue with drafting a goalie so early is the holes we have down the middle and LHD. If we had a blue chip center prospect and a blue chip LHD prospect in addition to what we have right now, taking the goalie at 6 wouldn't bother me. But center and defense are much more difficult positions to fill than between the pipes. There are young goalies available via trade all the time, and are much cheaper to acquire than a top six center or top 4 dman.
Obviously it's gonna come down to who Yzerman thinks is the best available at #6. But would taking a goalie at 6 if guys like Eklund or Hughes are still on the board be the wise move? I personally do not think so.
As far as all this bickering about drafting goalies in the last 25 years goes, it's like this: the man responsible for that lack of success is no longer here. Therefore, the last 25 years is no longer an applicable example of Yzerman's capability of drafting and developing goalies.
I do think Yzerman addresses the lack of goalie depth in this draft. But none of us know how he will go about it. All these mock drafts are more meaningless than they have ever been before based on the circumstances around this draft. When mock drafts have the Wings taking the goalie at 6, it's based on their prospect pool; it's not based on some leak from Wings management. Maybe Jesper is the guy. maybe it's Cossa. It's just as likely that it is neither.