Detroit Red Wings options with sixth overall pick in 2018 NHL draft

Who might the Detroit Red Wings pick at sixth overall this June in the NHL draft?

The draft lottery was unkind to them – not only did they not win one of the first three selections, they were bumped back one spot from where they finished in this season's standings. It’s the second straight year they’ve been demoted — last year they were pushed back two spots to ninth overall.

Saturday’s draft lottery, which saw Buffalo land the first pick, Carolina the second and Montreal the third, means no Rasmus Dahlin for Detroit. Andrei Svechnikov, brother of Wings forward Evgeny Svechnikov, is the top-ranked North American skater (Dahlin headlined the European skaters). Forwards Brady Tkachuk and Filip Zadina also are likely to be gone by the sixth pick.

Here are possible options, listed alphabetically.

D Adam Boqvist

Size: 5-foot-11, 168 pounds.

2017-18 stats: Scored 14 goals, 10 assists for 24 points in 25 games in Sweden’s junior league and played 15 games (one point) in the top Swedish league.

Buzz: Runs the power play. Dynamic skater with excellent vision and puck-moving skills.

D Evan Bouchard

Size: 6-2, 193 pounds.

2017-18 stats: Scored 25 goals, 62 assists for 87 points in 67 games with London (Ontario Hockey League).

Buzz: Another power play quarterback. Has a monster shot (and shoots right). Imagine him and Martin Frk on the same power play unit - two huge shots. There’s a lot of deception in his game when he has the puck.

D Noah Dobson

Size: 6-3, 180 pounds.

2017-18 stats: Had 17 goals, 52 assists for 69 points in 67 games with Acadie-Bathurst (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League).

Buzz: Smooth skater who shoots right and makes an excellent first pass.

D Quinn Hughes

Size: 5-10, 170 pounds.

2017-18 stats: Scored five goals, 24 assists for 29 points in 37 games with Michigan.

Buzz: Dynamic skater and puck carrier who makes a swift first pass.

F Oliver Wahlstrom

Size: 6-1, 205 pounds.

2017-18 stats: Scored 47 goals, 45 assists for 92 points in 60 games with National Team Development Program.

Buzz: Has a tremendous one-timer. Finds a way to get open and can score from anywhere.

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