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Lose for Jack Hughes: Where Detroit Red Wings sit in NHL draft lottery

Editor's note: This post will be updated each morning with the current NHL draft lottery standings

With the Detroit Red Wings on the verge of missing the postseason for the third straight season, it's time to devote our attention to June's 2019 NHL draft, and more specifically the draft lottery. It is the most important event of the Wings' rebuild.

Center Jack Hughes, the younger brother of Michigan's Quinn Hughes, is widely projected to be the No. 1 pick. He plays for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. Finland forward Kaapo Kakko is the No.