[Editor’s note: Craig Custance wrote this piece in March when the Red Wings were projected to pick around No. 6 overall. That’s exactly where they ended up in Saturday’s draft lottery, so we’re running this back to give subscribers who missed it a chance to get a breakdown of who might be available. Thanks!]



It’s all hands on deck right now for the Red Wings in their preparation for the upcoming draft. GM Ken Holland is with the team in California, but he has a red-eye flight on his itinerary that allows him to squeeze in the viewing of prospects on Friday before leaving for the GM meetings in Boca Raton, Florida.



Kris Draper was recently putting the final touches on an itinerary to Russia for a scouting trip. Assistant GM Ryan Martin is a regular in Plymouth, fertile ground for prospect watching. And this is all on top of the regular amateur scouting staff’s full-time work.



This draft is huge and the Red Wings know it. One...