TRAVERSE CITY - A significant part of the Detroit Red Wings' future will be on the ice together, skating on the same line, during training camp scrimmages, maybe in the preseason, too.
Coach Jeff Blashill wants to see how the team's three most-recent first-round picks stack up against good, young players with NHL experience, like Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Andreas Athanasiou.
Joe Veleno will center a line with Michael Rasmussen and Filip Zadina when the team starts camp Friday at Centre I.C.E.
Veleno, selected 30th this year, led the Red Wings with seven points (two goals, five assists) in four games at the NHL Prospects Tournament, which wrapped up on Tuesday.