Detroit Red Wings
If one team ranks higher than the Buffalo Sabres, it is the Detroit Red Wings. And while Marco Kasper (pictured above) is going to be an impact player, this prospect pool starts with none other than Simon Edvinsson, selected sixth overall in 2021.
Edvinsson played in Frolunda last season, but there is a possibility he will snag a spot on the Red Wings roster in 2022-23. The uncertainty regarding Edvinsson as to whether he will be part of the main roster will end in training camp and the preseason.
Then there is 2018 second round pick Jonatan Berggren, who ranks as arguably the best forward in the team’s prospect pool. The only thing holding Berggren back was the Red Wings spending spree in free agency. And having spent the last few seasons developing, it remains a huge question mark as to whether he will find a place in the lineup.
Berggren’s case is one reason I chastised the Red Wings in free agency, using my bunch of guys thrown together mantra. The Red Wings may have the best prospect pool in both the Atlantic Division and possibly the NHL, but they did their top players in the pool no favors in July 2022.
I have them ranked over the Buffalo Sabres for now. But that ranking my change if the pool regresses or the Red Wings decide to move them in favor of accumulating more veterans. If that is the case, Detroit is taking a massive, and potentially unnecessary risk.
Article Source: Red Wings Top 25 Prospects: Post-2022 NHL Draft by Devin Little