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Detroit Red Wings' Steve Yzerman on Marc Staal trade: We added a future asset

The appeal of the trade was easy: Add a second-round pick by taking on an expiring contract.

Steve Yzerman has made it a focus of the Detroit Red Wings' rebuild to add draft picks since taking over as general manager in April 2019. He acquired one from the New York Rangers on Saturday, in addition to veteran defenseman Marc Staal. Staal plugs a hole in the lineup, and he has one year left on a deal with a $5.7 million cap hit.

That puts the Wings at 20 picks over the next two drafts.