Of Red Wings-related note an hour before the draft:
Ken Holland: I don’t see us moving up. #Wings
— Marc Antoine Godin (@MAGodin) June 22, 2018
He’s a popular guy tonight. Says he doesn’t have much of an appetite to move up in draft. #RedWings #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/7VnDntPhl8
— Michael Caples (@michaelcaples) June 22, 2018
#RedWings GM Ken Holland says he plans to speak with a few pending free agent goalies when negotiating window opens Monday, downplays notion he’s looking to trade for one.
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) June 22, 2018
Update:
Just spoke with Ken Holland. Reiterated he does not see Red Wings moving up in draft from sixth. “We like the spot we are in.”
— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) June 22, 2018
Full Ken Holland quote: “Obviously we want to sign a goalie. We’re going to talk to some goalies this week. I don’t know if I’ll really be trading for one, but we’re going to talk to some free agents.”
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) June 22, 2018
Ken Holland sees top tier of draft prospects to be 10 or 11 players deep. Sitting at 6 he says, “We’re gonna get a good player.” Red Wings won’t trade back further than No. 10.
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) June 22, 2018
Ken Holland and the @DetroitRedWings will be busy over the next two days. He joined #NHLTonight to talk about the team’s 11 picks. #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/yekUwPFoGa
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) June 22, 2018
#RedWings Holland: I’m anticipating there’s going to be 4-5-6 defensemen go in the top 10-11 picks. It’s a good draft for wingers. There’s 3-4 wingers that can score goals and a couple of center icemen. It’s a good draft.
— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) June 22, 2018
#RedWings Holland: If you look at the Detroit Red Wings, obviously what we’re trying to do is rebuild, and when you’re building a team, you need lots of pieces. We’ve got some pieces. We need to continue to acquire, draft, develop more pieces.
— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) June 22, 2018
“Obviously what we’re trying to do is rebuild and when you’re building a team you need lots of pieces. We’ve got some pieces but we need to continue to acquire, draft, develop more pieces.”
Ken Holland ahead of tonight’s #NHLDraft. | #DRWDraft #LGRW pic.twitter.com/D5uETaym7y
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 22, 2018