Detroit — For Lucas Raymond, it could not have gone more perfectly.
The Swedish forward watched so many legendary Swedes play for the Red Wings when he was growing up, and Tuesday Raymond joined the organization as the team's first-round pick, the fourth overall selection.
"It was exciting, a dream come true," said Raymond during a Zoom call with the media Tuesday, which was 2:30 a.m. in Sweden (he had a 9 a.m. practice later). "Especially a club like Detroit, with a lot of good Swedes, legendary Swedes, have played there. So it was extremely exciting and I'm happy and honored to be part of the Detroit Red Wings.