With the Wings seemingly having elevated themselves to a solid wildcard team now, I'm as interested as ever as to what injections of young talent we can expect to receive so that wildcards aren't the Wings' ceiling the next few years. Who realistically are upgrades to the current roster and when could they be expected to hit the NHL? Everyone on this thread has a better sense of this than I do, so please modify the stab I'm taking at it:
- Edvinsson, D, 2023-2024 season (drafted #6 overall, 2021)
- Kaspar, C, 2024-2025 (drafted #8 overall, 2022)
- Danielson, C, 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 (drafted #9 overall, 2023)
- ASP, D, 2026-2027 (drafted #17 overall, 2023)
- Cossa, G, 2026-2027 (drafted #15 overall, 2021)
Guys like Mazur, Wallinder, Soderblom, Baium, Lombardi I guess all have shots at making a future roster, but unlikely to move the needle, no? Anyone I'm missing?