Detroit Red Wings lack 1st-round pick but could see Dylan Larkin trade

The NHL draft has a way of loosening player movement, as general managers balance focusing on the future with improving their present. The Detroit Red Wings traded away their 2026 first round pick at the deadline to shore up their defense, so as it stands, they won't be making a selection when the draft holds the first round on Friday, June 26. They have picks at Nos. 47, 79, 143, 175,, 196 and 207 on June 27. Their picks at Nos. 15 and 73 went to the St. Louis Blues in the Justin Faulk trade, and the No. 111 pick was used in the John Gibson trade last summer.