What do you think of that Paul? Surprised we didn’t stay with the first round pick to get a defenseman like Chris Summers?

Posted by Christy on 06/24/06 at 08:08 PM ET

Truthfully Christy, after the first 15 or so top prospects, I don’t know much about the other players.
But getting two 2nd rounders isn’t that bad by my calculations.

Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 06/24/06 at 08:14 PM ET

Hey Paul,

In case you wanted to take a peek:

The Sports Forecaster has a profile of Cory Emmerton up:

http://tsf.waymoresports.thestar.com/thestar/hockey/draft-team.cgi?Det&DraftID=13#5724

EliteProspects has a bit on Dick Axelsson:

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=3778&lang=en

And the NHL’s Media Draft Guide has a bit about Emmerton and Shawn Matthias.

George

Posted by George from South Lyon, MI on 06/24/06 at 08:56 PM ET

Thanks George.  As I mentioned to Christy, I don’t really get involved with the prospects that much.
I am sure some of the KK readers will appreciate the links as much as I do. 
If I start writing a little bit about every prospect, I may be up all night, and I need sleep.

Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 06/24/06 at 09:10 PM ET

Yeah, I know…I’m up (I’ve been living on caffeine thanks to all these goalie rumours), so I figured I may as well post ‘em.

George

Posted by George from South Lyon, MI on 06/24/06 at 09:14 PM ET

http://hockeysfuture.com/prospect/cory_emmerton

HF on Emmerton…

http://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/story.php?id=238223

Emmerton’s hometown paper’s following his story…

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=102531

Ray Slover’s mock draft had Emmerton going to the Wings…at the 29th overall spot…

http://hockeysfuture.com/prospect/shawn_matthias

HF on Matthias…

http://www.bellevillebulls.com/admin/Matthias2.html

Here’s a great article on Matthias from the Belleville Bulls’ site…

http://mckeenshockey.rivals.com/draft.asp?Draft=54&Round=908

McKeen’s has stuff about all the Wings’ third-round picks…

http://tsf.waymoresports.thestar.com/thestar/hockey/draft-team.cgi?Det

The Sports Forecaster did a great job covering the vast majority of the Wings’ picks…

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=3778&lang=en

Elite Prospects on Axelsson…

http://mckeenshockey.rivals.com/draft.asp?Draft=54&Round=908

McKeen’s on Axelsson…

http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/news_story/?ID=149164&hubname=world_jrs

Larsson (check TSF and McKeen’s) played for the Swedes at the WJC last December…

http://www.janmursak.com/index.shtml

Jan Mursak would like to tell you about himself…

http://westerncollegehockey.blogspot.com/2006/04/nick-oslund-commits-to-st-cloud-state.html

Couldn’t find much on Olsson…but he’s headed to St. Cloud State…

http://mckeenshockey.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=476830

Here’s McKeen’s on Logan Pyett.

Posted by George from South Lyon, MI on 06/25/06 at 01:46 AM ET

Thanks to George for all those links! I used some of them to compile scouting reports on all of the Wings picks. [http://behindthejersey.blogspot.com/2006/06/wings-draft-picks.html]

Thanks!

Posted by Christy on 06/25/06 at 07:45 AM ET

Hey, there’s no point in doing the work if you can’t share it

Posted by George from South Lyon, MI on 06/25/06 at 01:37 PM ET