▁chosen ▁by ▁team ▁train ers ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Grad in ). ▁The ▁Can uck s ▁trad ed ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁N HL ▁Entry ▁D raft ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Stars ' ▁third - round ▁draft ▁pick ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁third - round ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁D raft , ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁pick ▁to ▁select ▁Ed ler ▁ 9 1 st ▁overall . ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁Stars ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings ▁had ▁a ▁high ▁interest ▁in ▁Ed ler ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁draft ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁as ▁well . ▁Detroit ▁had ▁discovered ▁Ed ler ▁in ▁Sweden ▁through ▁their ▁European ▁sc out ▁H å kan ▁Anders son , ▁who ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁such ▁previous ▁Red ▁W ings ▁late - round ▁pick s ▁as ▁Hen rik ▁Z etter berg ▁and ▁P avel ▁D ats y uk . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁draft , ▁Can uck s ▁general ▁manager ▁Dave ▁Non is ▁described ▁Ed ler ▁as ▁a ▁" sm ooth ▁sk ater ▁[ and ▁a ] ▁big ▁gu y ". ▁Non is ▁added , ▁" He ▁needs ▁some ▁time ▁[ to ▁develop ], ▁but ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁raw ▁skill , ▁he ' s ▁got ▁quite ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁it ." ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Can uck s , ▁Grad in ▁bro ker ed ▁a ▁move ▁for ▁Ed ler ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁Mod o ▁Hockey ' s ▁junior ▁club ▁of ▁the