2026 Team Ferrari Builds Red Wings Prospect Depth

Mathis Preston slid to the 23rd overall slot in Tony Ferrari’s hypothetical 2026 draft, giving Team Ferrari a top-10 talent via the Sebastian Cossa trade.

First-Round Value Addition

Ferrari selected Mathis Preston at pick 23 after the Red Wings acquired the slot by trading Sebastian Cossa. Preston recorded top-10 board ranking and demonstrated transition dominance plus self-creation skills that Hurlbert lacked outside the offensive zone. The choice contrasted Detroit’s selection of JP Hurlbert by prioritizing rush ability and defensive pressure on opponents. Preston’s puck skills opened space and attacked defender weaknesses directly.

The acquisition filled an immediate high-end forward need created by the earlier trade. Ferrari noted Preston’s ability to rush the puck and create for teammates as the decisive edge over Hurlbert’s more limited impact profile. This single pick shifted the class trajectory toward greater offensive upside.

Mid-Round Structural Picks

At pick 47 Ferrari chose William Hakansson over Victor Plante, selecting the 6-foot-4 Swedish defender for his shutdown reliability and physical presence. Hakansson’s steady defensive game contrasted Plante’s undersized skill set that carried higher bust risk in Ferrari’s evaluation. The decision secured a penalty-kill and 5-on-5 anchor unavailable later.

Pick 79 brought Adam Andersson, the 6-foot-4 Swedish center whose defensive reliability and bottom-six projection filled a center pipeline gap. Andersson contrasted the goalie selection of Michal Orsulak by adding a low-risk, coach-trusted player who excels on special teams. Ferrari had targeted Valentini but adjusted when the undersized forward was taken earlier.

Pick 108 landed Landon Hafele for his speed, physicality and bottom-six motor that exceeded Adam Levac’s defensive focus. Hafele’s USHL production and projected second-line ceiling contrasted Levac’s more limited upside in Ferrari’s model.

Late-Round Athleticism and Energy

At pick 143 Ferrari added Roberto Leonardo Henriquez, the athletic Slovakia-Dominican goaltender whose skating and raw tools outranked Beckham Edwards’ pressure game. Henriquez supplied positional depth absent from prior classes. The selection targeted a position Ferrari had ignored earlier in the draft.

Pick 175 secured Myles Brosnan, the mobile USHS defenseman whose gap control and puck-rush ability matched the value Detroit later took one round later. Pick 196 closed with Casper Juustovaara Karlsson, the 5-foot-8 Swedish energy forward whose board battles and three-zone vigor provided a high-variance seventh-round swing.

Ferrari landed three targeted mid-to-late players (Hafele, Henriquez, Brosnan) within one round of their expected availability, improving the overall hit rate compared with earlier misses on Valentini, Svensk and Sorensson.