Jake Oettinger, is one of the top ranked goalies in the draft out of Boston University. Most experts have him ranked as the top rated goalie. Nearly all the mock drafts have Oettinger going in the early second round within a few picks of the Red Wings. The reason we are taking a look at Oettinger is because of the lack of depth in the system in goal for the Red Wings, which is listed as a weakness in Hockey’s Future evaluation of the Wings’ system.
The Red Wings would have to move up a few spots in the second round and with a lack of prospect depth in net and the chance to draft a very good goalie, it’s a move worth making.