Let's set the stage, it was 2011-12 season, the Red Wings had Datsyuk the magician, Zetterberg, Lindstrom, Filppula, Franzen and many more players producing all great numbers and the team finished 5th in the Western Conference with a record of 48-28-6. With all these great players they felt they had a chance that season so they swung a trade who had been dealt already that day to bring in a defenceman who they knew very well.
We now know to this day that the 2012 draft was not the deepest draft with all star talent. It did produces top line players like Filip Forsberg, Tom Wilson, Morgan Rielly but not any franchise players. Atleast, not on forward or defence.
A draft that was heavily favoured on defence in the first round, we didn't see a goalie selected until, you guessed it, 19th. And who might that goalie have been?
The Tampa Bay Lightning selected with the Detroit Red Wings 19th pick, Andrei Vasilevskiy. Who for a few years now has been considered the best goalie in the NHL and back-to-back Stanley Cup champion.