It's too bad only Detroit passed on those guys in the draft.
Wings drafting outside the 1st round is to be determined, lots of unknowns but you could do the same exercise with any team and draft year.
Let's just look at 2nd and 3rd round picks by the Red Wings:
2019:
Tuomisto (massive reach, hasn't panned out);
Mastrosimone (did not sign, didn't develop anyway, decent pick at the time);
Johansson (decent bottom pair option IMHO, not a bad pick);
Grewe (good pick at the time, didn't develop enough, chewed up & spit out by uneven European Pro development system)
2020:
Wallinder (could be a bottom pair guy, but hasn't developed as quickly as you'd like);
Niederbach (thought he was going to become something solid, didn't pan out, didn't sign);
Hanas (very skilled but was a reach on draft day, probably not going to be anything);
Sebrango (used in DeBrincat trade, good prospect capital usage);
Viro (not a bad pick at the time, but hasn't developed much since)
2021:
S. Buium (decent defenseman with some middle/bottom pair potential, although seemed like a mild reach on draft day);
Mazur (reach on draft day, but production explosion at Denver makes me think he could be a solid 3rd liner for the Wings, hope he's healthy soon)
2022:
James (reach on draft day, hasn't taken off at North Dakota despite being a solid role player for UND);
Buchelnikov (reach on draft day, but he's taken off over the last year plus in the K, definite steal potential here)
2023:
Augustine (great goalie pick, should be an NHLer down the road);
Gibson (reach on draft day, traded for Kiiskinen who was taken later & looks to be much better);
Cleveland (massive massive reach on a "defensive" defenseman who likes to hit a lot, it's still early but doesn't look like a future NHLer);
N. Dower Nilsson (nice gamble on skill here even if he doesn't fully pan out, plenty of time for him to develop in the SHL)
2024:
Plante (good 2nd round pick, middle 6 scoring option potential);
Becher (not a bad gamble here, but he'll need to develop quicker as he's already in the A after being selected as a D+2)
Overall, seems like a mixed bag, leaning a bit more negative than positive. We'll see how later round guys like
Savage,
Lombardi, &
Finnie can do as well. But you need to hit some more doubles if not outright home runs with picks beyond the 1st round. Other teams have done well during that time period getting solid NHL contributors like Hoglander, Vlasic, Dorofeyev, Maccelli, Wolf, Peterka, Evangelista, Faber, Cuylle, Laferriere, Stankoven, Knies, Moser, Casey, & Hutson beyond the 1st round,
Hutson was born in Holland Michigan but never grew up there. He's from North Barrington Illinois, Chicago suburb. You can make fun of the Blackhawks for drafting Paul Ludwinski and Ryan Greene in the 2nd round ahead of Hutson, who many Blackhawks fans were pounding their tables for Davidson/scouts to draft.
