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Red Wings bring 'best player available' philosophy, plenty of picks into NHL draft

John Niyo and Ted Kulfan preview the NHL Draft with TSN director of scouting Craig Button and John Wroblewski, the coach of the USNTDP U-18 team. The Detroit News

Detroit — It used to be July 1 was the most exciting time of the year for Red Wings fans, with big-money, big-name free agents added to the organization’s cupboard.

Those days are done.

With the Red Wings in the middle of a rebuild, it’s draft weekend that’s the biggest of the hockey offseason.