Red Wings general manager Ken Holland will either deal or stand pat before the trade deadline. (Ansar Khan/MLive)

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After being trade deadline buyers for more than two decades, the Detroit Red Wings are sellers for the third year in a row, looking to deal some players for futures, namely draft picks.

The Red Wings over the past two seasons have moved players that didn’t figure in their future plans, accumulating draft picks, some they have used on prospects that look promising at this point.

The trade deadline is Monday at 3 p.m.

Here is a look at how the Red Wings’ trade deadline moves of the past 10 years have fared (some deals were made weeks or days before deadline day):

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Tomas Tatar is playing well in Montreal after flopping in Vegas. (Mike Mulholland/MLive)

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2018: Traded Tomas Tatar to Vegas

The deal: Tatar was the Red Wings' top goal-scorer the past few seasons but was deemed expendable for a rebuilding team that needed draft picks. They received a first-round pick in 2018, a second-rounder in 2019 and a third-rounder in 2021.

The outcome: It looks like a tremendous deal for the Red Wings. They used the first-round selection on two-way center Joe Veleno, who surprisingly dropped to No. 30. He is flourishing in the Quebec League with 38 goals and 51 assists in 47 games for Drummondville. Projected as Detroit's future second-line center, Veleno will turn pro next season and likely join the Grand Rapids Griffins, unless he surprises and makes the Red Wings' roster.

Tatar didn’t pan out in Vegas (four goals, six points in 20 games, frequent healthy scratch in playoffs) but has returned to form following a trade to Montreal (19 goals, 44 points in 59 games).

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Petr Mrazek is playing better in Carolina than he did in Philadelphia. (Mike Mulholland/MLive)

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2018: Traded Petr Mrazek to Philadelphia

The deal: Mrazek was an impending unrestricted free agent because the Red Wings weren't going qualify him at $4 million due to his inconsistency. They received a third-round pick in 2018, which they used to select defenseman Seth Barton.

The outcome: The Red Wings got a decent prospect for someone they would have lost for nothing. Barton is a decent-sized (6-2, 175), right-shooting, stay-at-home defenseman in his first season at UMass-Lowell.

Mrazek was mediocre in Philadelphia (6-6-3, 3.22 goals-against average, .891 save percentage) before signing as a free agent with Carolina, where he has played well (13-12-3, 2.63 GAA, .902 save percentage).

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Tomas Jurco's skills didn't translate to the NHL. (Mike Mulholland/MLive)

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2017: Traded Tomas Jurco to Chicago

The deal: Jurco, the team's skilled top pick in 2011, never panned out. The Red Wings moved him for a 2017 third-round pick, which they used on goaltender Keith Petruzzelli.

The outcome: Petruzzelli is considered the organization's No. 2 goalie prospect behind Filip Larsson and has played well in his second season at Quinnipiac (8-3-0, 2.32 GAA, .908 save percentage) but has been dealing with a groin injury.

Jurco has appeared in more AHL games (48) than NHL games (42) since the trade and is currently with Springfield.

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Brendan Smith hasn't had the impact the Rangers envisioned. (Mike Mulholland/MLive)

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2017: Traded Brendan Smith to Rangers

The deal: Unable to reach an agreement on an extension with their 2007 top pick, the Red Wings shipped Smith for a 2017 third-round pick (Zach Gallant) and a 2018 second-rounder (Jonatan Berggren).

The outcome: The Red Wings are high on the skilled forward Berggren, the 33rd overall pick who's been limited to 16 games with Skelleftea AIK (Sweden) due to an injury. Gallant, a good-sized center (6-2, 192), has eight goals and eight assists for OHL Peterborough in his final junior season.

Smith signed a four-year, $17.4 million extension with the Rangers in 2017 but hasn’t made a big impact (four goals, 17 assists in 104 games) and spent some time in the AHL last season.

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Thomas Vanek liked Detroit so much that he returned. (Mike Mulholland/MLive)

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2017: Traded Thomas Vanek to Florida

The deal: Vanek played well for the Red Wings (15 goals, 38 points in 48 games) but they landed only a third-rounder for him, which they used on defenseman Kasper Kotkansalo, as well as AHL defenseman Dylan McIlrath.

The outcome: The Red Wings like what they have seen thus far from Kotkansalo, a puck-moving, defensive defenseman for Boston University. The big, tough McIlrath played a key role in helping the Grand Rapids Griffins win the Calder Cup championship in 2017, but he doesn't skate well, which has prevented the former 10th overall pick (Rangers in 2010) from getting back to the NHL.

Vanek had two goals and eight assists for the Panthers, who didn't make the playoffs. After playing for Vancouver and Columbus in 2017-18, he re-signed with Detroit on a one-year deal.

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2017: Traded Steve Ott to Montreal

The deal: The Red Wings signed Ott as a free agent in 2016 to add toughness and an abrasive element and moved him for a 2018 sixth-rounder.

The outcome: The Red Wings traded that pick to Columbus for a fifth-rounder in 2019. The Blue Jackets selected Tim Berni, a defense prospect playing in Switzerland. Ott appeared in 11 regular season and six playoff games for the Canadiens before retiring.

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2016: Traded Jakub Kindl to Florida

The deal: The Red Wings' top pick in 2005 showed some flashes but never developed into a consistent reliable defenseman. He was moved for a 2017 sixth-round pick.

The outcome: Detroit selected Reilly Webb, a big, right-shooting defenseman (6-4, 200) who has no goals and 13 assists in 56 games with the OHL Saginaw Spirit.

Kindl made little impact in 58 games for the Panthers over parts of two seasons (no goals, six assists) and has played in the Czech Republic the past two years.

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2015: Acquired Erik Cole from Dallas

The deal: The Red Wings wanted a big forward for their playoff push and traded prospects Mattias Backman, Mattias Janmark and a 2015 second-round pick for Cole and a 2015 third-rounder.

The outcome: A spinal injury forced Cole to retire after just 11 games with Detroit (three goals, three assists). The Red Wings used the pick on small but skilled defenseman Vili Saarijarvi (two goals, nine assists in 52 games for Grand Rapids). Some in the organization rank him among their top 10 prospects, but time will tell.

Janmark has been a decent third-line player for the Stars (39 goals, 83 points in 213 games). Backman is playing in Sweden, having never played an NHL game. Dallas used the pick on left wing Roope Hintz, who has three goals and six assists in 35 games in his rookie NHL season.

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2015: Acquired Marek Zidlicky from New Jersey

The deal: The Red Wings wanted to add a skilled, right-shooting defenseman for their playoff run and traded a third-round pick in 2016 to the Devils.

The outcome: Zidlicky played 21 regular season games (three goals, 11 points) and the first six games of the playoff series against Tampa Bay before missing Game 7 due to a concussion (the Red Wings lost 1-0). He signed with the Islanders as a free agent, retiring after one season.

The Devils traded the pick to Pittsburgh, who selected Connor Hall. The Penguins opted not to sign the oft-injured defenseman for the Kitchener Rangers, relinquishing his rights.

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2014: Acquired David Legwand from Nashville

The deal: Decimated by injuries at center, the Red Wings acquired this former No. 2 overall pick and Grosse Pointe Woods native for center prospect Calle Jarnkrok, veteran winger Patrick Eaves and a second-rounder in 2014.

The outcome: Legwand had four goals and 11 points in 21 games with the Red Wings, who credited the acquisition for helping them extend their playoff streak to 24 seasons, but he had no points in the five-game first-round loss to Boston. He played two more seasons, for Ottawa and Buffalo, and retired.

Jarnkrok has had a decent run as the Predators’ third-line center (66 goals, 146 points in 375 games; two goals, 11 points in 48 playoff games). The concussion-plagued Eaves resurrected his career in 2016-17 (32 goals, 51 points between Dallas and Anaheim). The Ducks recently waived him.

The Predators traded the pick to San Jose, which selected defenseman Julius Bergman 46th overall. His rights were dealt to Ottawa last year. He has no goals and six assists in 33 games for AHL Belleville and has yet to appear in an NHL games.

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The Red Wings paid a steep price to reacquire Kyle Quincey after waiving him. (Mike Mulholland/MLive)

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2012: Acquired Kyle Quincey from Colorado via Tampa Bay

The deal: The Red Wings dealt their first-round pick in 2012 to the Lightning to reacquire a defenseman they lost on waivers in 2008 because coach Mike Babcock insisted on keeping Derek Meech instead.

The outcome: Quincey appeared in 256 games in his second stint with Detroit (14 goals, 34 assists), played one season each in New Jersey and Minnesota and currently plays for HIFK Helsinki in Finland.

The Lightning used the pick to select goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy 19th overall. He’s one of the best in the league, a Vezina Trophy candidate (26-7-4, 2.28 GAA, .930 save percentage, six shutouts).

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2010: Traded Ville Leino to Philadelphia

The deal: Leino was struggling (four goals, seven points in 42 games) and the odd-man out due to a roster crunch. The Red Wings received defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefson and a fifth-round pick in 2011.

The outcome: Leino caught fire in the playoffs for Philly (seven goals, 21 points in 19 games), helping the Flyers reach the Stanley Cup final, and continued to thrive the following season (19 goals, 53 points in 81 games). He cashed in with a six-year, $27 million contract with Buffalo. He flopped with the Sabres and was bought out after three seasons (10 goals and 36 assists in 137 games). He kicked around in Europe for three seasons before retiring in 2017.

Tollefson appeared in 16 games for Grand Rapids and spent the next seven seasons in Sweden before retiring. The Red Wings used the pick (No. 146) on defenseman Mattias Backman, who was traded to Dallas in 2015 and hasn't appeared in an NHL game.