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Red Wings flip Scott Wilson for 5th-round pick, now hold 9 picks in 2018

Related Topics: 2019 NHL Entry Draft

The Detroit Red Wings made a minor trade Monday, shipping out little-used forward Scott Wilson in order to gain roster flexibility.

The Wings acquired a fifth-round pick in the 2019 NHL entry draft from the Buffalo Sabres. The Wings acquired Wilson and a 3rd-round draft pick in 2018 in October in the trade that sent Riley Sheahan and a 2018 fifth-round pick to Pittsburgh. So basically, the Wings end up having flipped Sheahan for a third-round pick in 2018. Sheahan has one goal in 19 games with the Penguins.

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The move gives the Wings flexibility to call up a player or players from Grand Rapids.