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Many thought that strait The Red Wings would go on defense in the first round of the NHL Draft on Friday night in Dallas.

It was before Filip Zadina and Joe Veleno were in choices six and 30, respectively. And from there, the Red Wings had a successful draft that few players predicted in terms of players.

After In making 10 selections and an exchange in the 2018 NHL Draft, here's how the league's analysts ranked the Red Wings' course, either by selection or by draft class:

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ESPN reporters hacked the project into categories: winners and losers. The Red Wings have won on the winning side: "Detroit is starting a total overhaul, and this draft could not have been better for GM Ken Holland, who has been racing since the trade deadline after brought back a carpet For Tomas Tatar Apparently, the reports on the disappearance of Holland were greatly exaggerated, the Red Wings being again good for everyone. "

Benjamin took a more traditional approach, distributing notes to the 31 teams. He evaluated the Wings' journey as an "A-minus" effort: "They should be absolutely fascinated by what happened this weekend. Even if you just look in the first round, they may have landed being the second top scorer of the draft at No. 6 Filip Zadina, then got another flight with the center Joseph Veleno at No. 30. "

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Jonatan Berggren, Jared McIsaac and Ryan O'Reilly were drafted by the Red Wings at the NHL Draft in 2018 in Dallas on June 23rd.
Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press

Schlager called the Red Wings a "winner" among his winners and losers after the draft: "In some ways, Red Wings chief executive Ken Holland is leading his job this summer. The Dutch are probably the biggest winner of the first round: Filip Zadina, the Czech winger considered by many as the top scorer in the 2018 category, has overtaken the Canadians, Senators and Coyotes and on the lap of Detroit at n ° 6.

"Passing the Michigan Quinn Hughes product must have been a tough decision for the defending Wings of the defense, but Zadina may have been the only player that was worth it." Best of all, Joe Veleno, sixth hope on Sporting News 'big board' was available at number 30 after a free fall in the first lap.

Silverman gave the Wings an A for their choice of Zadina at No. 6: "Zadina has the potential to fill the net with her magnificent shot and ability to go to the front." Solid Joseph at both ends of the ice. , right wing Jonatan Berggren and defenseman Jared McIsaac all look like great contributors "

Steele went a little higher than his colleague B / R, giving the Wings an A-plus for their 10-man class: "The Detroit Red Wings were in a more immediate neighborhood of Montreal and Arizona for reaching the top five they ended up having an attacker who could become the top scorer of the 2018 category in the manna. "

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Hakan Andersson and Tyler Wright, Detroit Red Wings scout directors, discuss the team's draft in 2018 in Dallas on June 23rd.
Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press