Does Teemu Pulkkinen is another steal from the Red Wings european scouting staf?

Does Teemu Pulkkinen is another steal from the Red Wings european scouting staf?

The 18th overall selection in the 2014 NHL entry draft was the Detroit Red Wings highest draft pick since 1991. They would select Martin Lapointe with the 10th overall pick. Yet they didn’t missed the playoffs in 22 years! The Red Wings' European sco

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The 18th overall selection in the 2014 NHL entry draft was the Detroit Red Wings highest draft pick since 1991. They would select Martin Lapointe with the 10th overall pick. Yet they didn’t missed the playoffs in 22 years! The Red Wings' European scouting, under the direction of Hakan Andersson, outperformed most of the other staffs around the League with late draft picks. Andersson has drafted many good players throughout his 15-year long scouting career, among others: Nicklas Lidstrom (53rd overall, 1989) and Tomas Holmstrom (257th overall, 1994). Of the 31 players who suited up for the Red Wings in 2013-14, 19 of them were draft picks of the organization. Pavel Datsyuk (171st overall, 1998), Henrik Zetterberg (210th overall, 1999), Valtteri Filppula (95th overall, 2002), Jonathan Ericsson (291st overall, 2002), Jimmy Howard (64th overall, 2003), Kyle Quincey (132nd overall, 2003), Johan Franzen (97th overall, 2004), Darren Helm (132nd overall, 2005), Joakim Andersson (88th overall, 2007), Gustav Nyquist (121st overall, 2008), Tomas Tatar (60th overall, 2009) and Petr Mrazek (141st overall, 2010). Last season, undrafted Wings prospect Teemu Pulkkinen recorded 59 points (31-28—59) in 71 regular season games in Grand Rapids, finishing 1st on the team in goals and points. The 22-years-old Finnish winger added 11 points in 10 games with the Griffins during the 2014 Calder Cup Playoffs. This season Pulkkinen has 9 goals, 14 assists, 23 points in 19 games with the AHL affiliate, he's now tied with Charles Hudon of the Hamilton Bulldogs as the AHL scoring leader! Last week, Pulkkinen had 3 assists in a game vs. the Adirondaks Flames: And later showed how dominant he is on this power play goal against the Rochester Americans!

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