MONTREAL — Steve Yzerman has said numerous times a team can’t be rebuilt solely on first-round picks.
To that end, the onus is on Yzerman to use Friday’s Rounds 2-7 at the 2022 NHL draft. Yzerman used the first day at Bell Centre to address the need at center, choosing Austrian center Marco Kasper at No. 8.
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The Wings are optimistic that two second-day picks from 2019 – defenseman Albert Johansson (No. 60) and forward Elmer Soderblom (No. 159) are ready to begin their North American careers this fall.
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