Detroit went into the 2012 Entry Draft armed with 3 1st rd picks they acquired prior to the season.
Recap of the how the extra picks were acquired plus 1 other trade:
Jiri Hudler traded to Colorado for 1st rd pick
Brad Stuart traded to Anaheim for 1st rd pick
Todd Bertuzzi traded to Minnesota for 3rd pick and Matt Kassian
At the draft Detroit would package all 3 picks in an offer to Colorado for the 1st overall pick. Colorado would accept that offer and Detroit would get the 1st pick while Colorado would get the 22nd, 25th and 29th picks.
With the 1st overall pick Detroit would take Mikhail Grigorenko to give them a top end prospect at the center position. "We felt we had good depth on the outside with Tatar, Nyquist currently with the Wings and Jurco, Pulkkinen and Tvrdon coming up." Gm Ken Holland said about the pick.
Detroit has plenty of centers but only one is seen as a top 6 forward, Calle Jarnkrok, after that they have centers who look to be more suited for the bottom end of the lineup.
Detroit Red Wings top 4 draft picks from 2012 draft
