The last time the Detroit Red Wings had the third overall pick, they selected a player who ended up being a key part of a trade that helped end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought.
The Wings will find out where they’ll select in the 2020 draft Friday, when the NHL holds a revised lottery to address the season being paused since March 12 because of COVID-19. The seven teams excluded from the tentative 24-team “return to play” playoff format will be in the drawing, along with eight place-holders for teams that will lose in the qualifying round.