Red Wings 2021 Draft: Luke Hughes and Brandt Clarke

Hi everybody and welcome to Episode 60 of Season 2 of Red Wings Rant hosted by the Brothers of Discussion and brought to you by the Hockey Podcast Network.  Where tirades and impassioned pleas about your Detroit Red Wings, finally, have a home.

In today’s episode, we go back to the 2021 NHL Draft and weigh the positives and negatives of Luke Hughes and Brandt Clarke. Two high-ranked defensemen in the 2021 NHL Draft come with outstanding grades for offense, despite doing it in very different ways.

Luke Hughes has the pedigree, being the brother of both Quinn Hughes and Jack Hughes. You’ll find him ranked as high as number one on some draft rankings and as low as 11. His creativity and skating ability will surely land him in the top 10, if not in the top 5.

Brandt Clarke is ranked 2nd on quite a few different prospect rankings, but NHL Central Scouting has him at 7. He played the last season in Slovakia, where he racked up 15 points in 25 games, but was an absolute stud in the OHL, with 32 assists in 57 games for the Barrie Colts.

With this draft being so wide open, either defender could fall to the number 6 spot and the Red Wings should absolutely consider picking them up. Listen to the full episode to learn a little bit more about Luke Hughes and Brandt Clarke, two of the top prospects in the 2021 NHL Draft.

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