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Detroit Red Wings officially get 4th-round draft pick from Mike Green trade. Here's why

Former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green is opting out of playing in the NHL's restart, set for August 1.

Green, 34, was traded to the Edmonton Oilers — who are led by Hall of Fame general manager Ken Holland, the former longtime Wings executive — for a conditional draft pick February 24, and played two games for them before injuring his right knee.

The Red Wings will officially acquire a fourth-rounder in the 2020 draft in compensation in GM Steve Yzerman's first trade deadline deal in Detroit. They would've received a third-round pick in 2021 if the Oilers reached the West finals and Green played in half of their games.