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Detroit Red Wings hope this year they'll be lucky in NHL draft lottery

Wings GM Ken Holland on importance of youth to team's future. Filmed April 8, 2019 in Detroit. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press

Will luck finally side with the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL draft lottery?

This is the third straight year the Wings’ first-round fate will depend on the lottery, and they’ve been pushed back twice. Last year they missed out on franchise defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, though the Wings did land a nice consolation in forward Filip Zadina.

The 2019 lottery is Tuesday. The Wings finished 28th in the NHL standings, giving them 9.