What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Tony Wolak, Devin Little, Patrick Brown, and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off on Red Wings topics.
It’s official: the Detroit Red Wings will choose sixth-overall in the 2021 NHL Draft – again.
That’s right – the same draft slot they used to select Filip Zadina and Moritz Seider in the 2018 and 2019 drafts, respectively. This year will be no different – Steve Yzerman will get to choose another building block in the familiar No. 6 spot.
In this week’s edition of The Grind Line, The Hockey Writers’ Red Wings coverage team shares their preferred sixth-overall pick. Let’s dive in.
The Wings could also try to utilize their sixth pick to trade for an asset now. Calgary, Dallas, and Philadelphia could all be trade partners that would be willing to give up a player they are unable to protect in the expansion draft for the opportunity to draft higher, while still allowing the Wings to get one of the top goaltenders in the draft.
Who should the Detroit Red Wings draft at No. 6? Comment below with your pick.
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