STEVE YZERMAN STRIKES GOLD AGAIN: RED WINGS PROSPECT MAX PLANTE IS A HUGE DRAFT STEAL

STEVE YZERMAN STRIKES GOLD AGAIN: RED WINGS PROSPECT MAX PLANTE IS A HUGE DRAFT STEAL

[Music] It’s not every day that we have the opportunity to talk about a prospect like this because yeah, teams that I cheer for generally have prospects that are worth talking about sometimes and we make videos and everybody gets excited. It’s always been different, you know, the landscape yearbyear because sometimes if the team is doing very well, maybe prospect talk isn’t really that hot of a topic that year because nobody’s focused on the future. Everybody’s focused on, hey, they’re actually doing well. I’m speaking to you Vancouver in 2023, 2024. In another year when the teams are doing poorly, the prospect talk goes off the rails because everybody loves talking about the future and getting hopeful for what could happen soon. The Detroit Red Wings, I feel like they could be in that territory where the former starts to become reality. They are one of the best teams in the Atlantic this year. Their players are playing like some of the best players in the world. But what if I told you that there happens to be literally the best NCAA prospect just chilling in the Detroit Red Wings system? Heck, not even the best NCAA prospect. How about the best NCAA player at 19 years old, mind you? Ladies and gentlemen, today we are taking our sights over to the University of Minnesota Duth Bulldogs and talking about Max Plant or Plant. I don’t know. He’s from Minnesota, so I’m going to assume it’s Plant. Anyways, Plant is not one of these guys whose name is going to be plastered all over Detroit Red Wings prospect charts and top player lists. He wasn’t a firstround guy. He wasn’t a top 10 guy. He’s no Axel Sandine Pelica Brans Nugard Danielson Casper or whatever. He’s not that. Instead, Max Plant is a 5’11, 176-lb center left-handed, drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2024 draft, 47th overall. And one of the things that’ll stand out to you right away when you look at his profile is, hey, the guy’s only 176. He’s only 5’11. He’s not big. Definitely not a big solid body, but he is listed on Elite Prospects as a cerebral tactician. a playmaker and a two-way forward. And if you head over to the scouting report on elite prospects, they said that back in 2024, Max Plant was one of the most skilled passers in the draft, especially off the back end. He feathers pucks through the tiniest of openings. Defensive pressure only empowers him. He takes advantage of asserting defending by ripping a pass right through it. He deceives enough to open lanes, but also knows when to make the quick pass for the counterattack. And the Elite Prospect Scouting Report guide gave Max Plant a 6.5 out of 10 in passing, 5.5 out of 10 in hockey sense, 5 out of 10 puck handling, 4 out of 10 shooting, and 4 and a half for skating and physical. He is among the draft’s best backhand passers combined with an industrious defensive game. Can you add more dynamism and physical skills? Well, back in 2024 when Plant was drafted by the Red Wings, he had scored over a point per game, 61 points and 51 for the NTDP. That’s not bad. Really not bad. I’d say it’s pretty good, actually. Maybe not Jack Hughes or Logan Culie NTDP level good, but still good. And as his career went on, Plant had himself a pretty solid freshman season with the Minnesota DUTH Bulldogs. 28 points, 23 games, and he had three points in six games at the World Juniors. But my golly gee, this guy this year has come out of the gates swinging because in 10 NCAA games this year, Max Plant is at nine goals and 10 assists for 19 total points. He is almost a double point per game player, getting roughly 19ish minutes a night. Look at these numbers. first game of the season against Alaska Fairbanks. He gets a twogoal night, three total points. He then gets another point the next night. Then up against Augustana University, two points in two games. Against Beamed State University, six points in two games. Against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, two goals in two games. And then against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, Max Platt gets five points over the weekend, including a four-point night where he literally had a point on every single goal that was scored by his team. Max Plant is literally first in the NCAA in points and points per game. This guy is totally dummying the collegiate scene. And yes, he’s technically not first if you go look at some of the guys who only have like one game played so far, but like come on. He’s first in the NCAA in points. And this guy’s a Detroit Red Wings prospect. That’s crazy. There are posts on social media. Red Wings prospect posted this earlier in the week talking about Max Plant’s two goals and two assists against the North Dakota Fighting Sue. The crazy thing is he could have had a couple of more points. Great performance out of planned in his line. Controlled play when they were out there and produced in a hostile environment. This is of course the game where he had two goals and two assists. He also had this post making the rounds. This was on Detroit Hockey Now, but I found this from Despicable Ryan the Clankster who went out there and posted on Twitter that the Detroit Red Wings have a big problem with having not enough elite playmakers on the team. Well, there’s a 55% chance that Max Plant will be the answer to that problem. And linked is the watch the stats page for Max Plant, who says that he has a 28% chance of becoming a star NHL forward. He has an 85% chance of becoming an NHLer, period. 30% chance of being a fourthline guy, 27% chance of being maybe a middle six guy, and a 28% chance that he ends up having at least a season where he has.7 points per game for a forward. This guy is looking absolutely stellar and the Red Wings got him 47th overall. That’s ridiculous. You talk about all these names that fans have been talking about and hyping up. Hey, Emtt Finny, seventh round guy in the NHL right now. He’s looking pretty good. Maybe he hasn’t scored in a while, but he’s doing well. Baldikov in the KHL is doing very well as well. He’s a young guy. Came out of nowhere, later round pick, and now the Red Wings might have themselves something there. Okay, maybe that’s not fair to all of the actual later round picks. Spichonikov was another second rounder. But now the top guy in the NCAA period, no matter the age, no matter the draft year, whatever, the top guy in points in total is a Red Wings prospect. And he’s at almost two points a game. Who knows if he’s able to sustain that, if he ends up getting like, I don’t know, how many games do they play in the NCAA? 35, 40? If he gets 80 points, whatever. Like, okay, that’s really damn good. Thanks, Max Plant. Maybe you can be the next Adam Van Tilly, Jack Eel, or Paul Korea. But either way, the fact that this guy had himself a really reasonably good season last year and just absolutely exploded out of the gate this year really makes you wonder, man, what did this guy do in the summer to get this good? And how good is this going to be heading into the next few years? How much is this going to improve over the next few weeks? What’s the ceiling for this guy? I have no idea. Sure, the guy’s small, but he’s got crazy playmaking instincts. He’s got hockey sense through the roof, and he’s a defensively responsible center as well. Sign me up for a guy that Steve Eisermanman is probably patting himself on the back 10fold for selecting him in the draft 2 years ago. Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. How do you feel about Max Plant and the way he’s progressed in the NCAA? And if you’re a Detroit Red Wings fan, let me know what you think. the ceiling is for this guy. How far do you think he’s going to be able to go with his hockey playing talent? If you enjoyed this video, feel free to hit the like button. If you didn’t, the dislike button’s down there for you as well. Thoughts in the comments section below because those help out with the algorithm. I’d really appreciate it if you got involved down there. I hope you enjoyed this roll and bye. [Music] [Music]

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We’re talking about Detroit Red Wings prospect Max Plante, and how much of a steal he’s looking like in the NCAA this season.

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

Max Plante was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2024 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 30 of the draft went as follows:

1st) San Jose Sharks, Macklin Celebrini
2nd) Chicago Blackhawks, Artyom Levshunov
3rd) Anaheim Ducks, Beckett Sennecke
4th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Cayden Lindstrom,
5th) Montreal Canadiens, Ivan Demidov
6th) Utah Hockey Club, Tij Iginla
7th) Ottawa Senators, Carter Yakemchuk
8th) Seattle Kraken, Berkly Catton
9th) Calgary Flames, Zayne Parekh
10th) New Jersey Devils, Anton Silayev
11th) San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo Sabres), Sam Dickinson
12th) Minnesota Wild (from Philadelphia Flyers), Zeev Buium
13th) Philadelphia Flyers (from Minnesota Wild), Jett Luchanko
14th) Buffalo Sabres (from Pittsburgh Penguins via San Jose Sharks), Konsta Helenius
15th) Detroit Red Wings, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
16th) St. Louis Blues, Adam Jiricek
17th) Washington Capitals, Terik Parascak
18th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Sacha Boisvert
19th) Vegas Golden Knights, Trevor Connelly
20th) New York Islanders (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Chicago Blackhawks), Cole Eiserman
21st) Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles Kings), Michael Hage
22nd) Nashville Predators, Yegor Surin
23rd) Anaheim Ducks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Stian Solberg
24th) Utah Hockey Club (from Colorado Avalanche), Cole Beaudoin
25th) Boston Bruins (from Boston Bruins via Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators), Dean Letourneau
26th) Los Angeles Kings (from Winnipeg Jets via Montreal Canadiens), Liam Greentree
27th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Marek Vanacker
28th) Calgary Flames (from Vancouver Canucks), Matvei Gridin
29th) Dallas Stars, Emil Hemming
30th) New York Rangers, EJ Emery

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