G Trey Augustine - Michigan State, NCAA (2023, 41st, DET)

[FriendlyGhost92]

More like the Redwings 1989 draft where they drafted elite Redwings players like Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov and Vladimir Konstantinov as well as successful NHL pros like Dallas Drake, Mike Sillinger and Bob Boughner who ended up playing mostly for other teams.

The 2023 draft already has 3 promising teenagers in Nate Danielson, Axel Pelikka and Trey Augustine who look like elite players so far. Even their 7th round pick Finnie already signed a contract and has been assigned to Grand Rapids.

I mean 2017 is way more recent and I figured comparing them to guys who aren't quite surefire hall of famers yet was probably a better option than comparing them to current HHoFers to include a generational defenseman and one of the greatest defensive forwards of all time...

... Even Dallas' draft is a huge stretch. I more meant it could be a franchise changing draft, like it was for Dallas.