from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
A deal made on the first day yielded what so far has been the best pick the Detroit Red Wings made at the 2016 draft.
The June 24-25 event in Buffalo, where the Wings made seven selections, took place a week after Pavel Datsyuk announced he would return to Russia, even though he had a year left on his contract at a $7.5 million cap hit.
General manager Ken Holland unloaded the deal on Arizona in exchange for flipping first-round picks (Wings dropped from 16th to 20th) and the Coyotes’ second-round pick.