Yeah it would definitely be 17th. Kind of a tangential note but what even is Detroit’s core? They’ve got a Hertl level center in Larkin who’s barely even younger than Hertl, Raymond who’s coming off a disappointing year and Seider who’s a legit stud. No goaltending, one potentially elite prospect in Edvinsson and that’s about it. That team looks like it’s going nowhere.
I'd say Seider, Larkin, Raymond, Edvinsson, Kasper, Wallinder, and Berggren are their "young" core. Then they also have a quality prime aged 2/3 C in Copp and 3/4C in Zadina. I think Larkin, Copp, Kasper, Zadina would be strong down the middle in 2 years. I'd expect them to be a big suitor on some of the UFA forwards this go around with all of that cap space (plus probably some gems on account of Yzerman scouting being elite at the backend of drafts).
Whether it be Karlsson or another move, I'd expect Yzerman to be aggressive and make a lot of moves to get them into the playoffs next year. 7 years of no playoffs is too long for a guy that has built Cup winners and been apart of the history they have in DET.