In seemingly a constant effort to rebuild a bleeding defensive core, the Red Wings will look to draft another highly-skilled player in this year’s draft to add to the already promising crop of young talent they have. What may happen could be somewhat of a changeup while fans have been expecting a fastball — Elliotte Friedman reports that the it wouldn’t surprise anyone if the Red Wings traded up to get a player like Miro Heiskanen:
13. Several NHL scouts came back from the Under-18s incredibly impressed with Finland’s Miro Hesikanen. A lot of the jockeying begins with the third pick, and he is one of the candidates.