Comments on: Red Wings may consider drafting top Swedish goalie prospect https://detroithockeynow.com/2021/06/03/red-wings-could-consider-drafting-swedish-goalie-with-sixth-pick/ Your new home for the best Detroit Red Wings coverage Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 By: Kevin Allen https://detroithockeynow.com/2021/06/03/red-wings-could-consider-drafting-swedish-goalie-with-sixth-pick/#comment-46 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:14:56 +0000 https://detroithockeynow.com/?p=113#comment-46 In reply to AWheels.

Love your logic. Vasteras has treated Detroit well! Thanks for reading!

]]> By: AWheels https://detroithockeynow.com/2021/06/03/red-wings-could-consider-drafting-swedish-goalie-with-sixth-pick/#comment-39 Sun, 06 Jun 2021 14:12:40 +0000 https://detroithockeynow.com/?p=113#comment-39 🤔]]> In reply to Kevin Allen.

Agreed, Kevin!
I think wings need to pull the trigger and select Wallstedt if he’s available… he seems to be the real deal – plus, we’ve still got that other first rounder.. I not too mention, Wallstedt is from same hometown as a certain player who wore #5 🤔🤔

]]> By: Kevin Allen https://detroithockeynow.com/2021/06/03/red-wings-could-consider-drafting-swedish-goalie-with-sixth-pick/#comment-22 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 11:10:55 +0000 https://detroithockeynow.com/?p=113#comment-22 In reply to Peter J Krupsky.

I agree with you Pete. The reason why GMs are reluctant to take goalies in the first round is that there as many epic fails as success stories. Goalies are challenging to project. Thanks for reading.

]]> By: Peter J Krupsky https://detroithockeynow.com/2021/06/03/red-wings-could-consider-drafting-swedish-goalie-with-sixth-pick/#comment-20 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 22:11:31 +0000 https://detroithockeynow.com/?p=113#comment-20 If I am not mistaken, the last goaltender the DRW took in the first round was Thomas McCollum, taken late roughly in 2008 or 2009. McCollum was an excellent goaltender in the OHL for Guelph and Brampton and was/is an excellent citizen for Detroit, but he did not work out at the NHL level.

Buyer beware with goaltenders.

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