Wright shared his thoughts on why he thought the fell from 1 to 4. It had a lot to do with every team's fit from a hockey perspective. The Devils, picking second, already have co-No. 1 overall picks Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier up the middle, while the Arizona Coyotes were in desperate need of a truly dynamic, high-ceiling talent, so Logan Cooley made sense for them, too. Maybe Wright was onto something.
He was considered far and away the safest pick in the draft given his brainy all-around game and commitment to two-way play as a center. There were questions among scouts about his ceiling. He never reached the heights that were promised when, in 2019, he became the sixth player to earn
exceptional status and play in the OHL as an underager. He also didn't dominate in his draft year the way scouts want a top overall pick to, something he acknowledged.