Despite how quiet they keep things as an organization, the Red Wings have been an easier team to mock over the last few years because they have a clear type. The challenge this year is that there are multiple Steve Yzerman types in their range, instead of just one or two. I could see them taking Aitcheson or Smith if they were to get here, but if they don’t, there are a number of forwards that fit their mold, including wingers Carter Bear, Justin Carbonneau and Eklund, and centers Braeden Cootes and Cole Reschny. No. 13 would be a little early for Cootes and Reschny (at least relative to the consensus), though, and the Red Wings do have solid center prospects in Nate Danielson and Marco Kasper. Bear and Eklund also fit their archetype the closest. I debated Bear here and mocked him to them last time because he’s a lefty, they have right-shot wingers like Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and Lucas Raymond, and they could probably use a little more size, but Eklund is their type, he’s the higher ranked winger in the consensus, and I wonder if Bear’s Achilles injiury (even though he’s now back skating) and stiff interviews at the combine hold him back ever so slightly. I could still absolutely see him here, but I’m leaning Eklund at the moment and trusting my gut on this one more than the others.
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