There are two positions in hockey that you can never have too many of in terms of prospects: defensemen, and centers. The Red Wings have a fair share of both, but what every NHL team craves the most is a center with elite playmaking abilities, and astounding hockey IQ.
You might have read our recent Mock Draft post, courtesy of The Production Line. TPL had the Red Wings picking center Nick Merkley of the WHL's Kelowna Rockets at 19th overall:
In my opinion, the Red Wings will either go defenseman (it has been seven years since they used their top pick on a blueliner) or center (to help ease the very public doubt about the future down the middle aside from Dylan Larkin).