Fifth-round picks are hit or miss, and mostly a miss. But Nikita Tyurin's skill-set brings something much-needed to the Detroit Red Wings pipeline.
Someone like Nikita Tyurin won't find himself playing for any of the Detroit Red Wings affiliates anytime soon, but as a fifth-round pick, he's someone you keep tabs on for the skill-set he brings to the system.
Someone like Tyurin has shown nominal two-way qualities, which can get more pronounced in time. But he's also a puck-mover, and it's a skill that'll make him valuable in the system at some point later in the decade.