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Detroit holds the No. 6 selection after falling back one spot in the NHL Draft Lottery. It also has the No. 30 or 31 pick in the first round, acquired from the Vegas Golden Knights in a trade for forward Tomas Tatar, as well as two second-round picks and three third-round choices among its total of 11.
The draft is June 22-23 in Dallas.
"I've started to talk to some teams about a lot," Holland said. "As you work your way toward Dallas at the draft, draft movement possibilities, I think at this stage in the game, everybody is kicking tires as to what might be out there."
Detroit is looking for a defenseman or a center, The Athletic said. Some of the players who could be available in the 6-10 range, according to the
NHL.com mock draft
, are defensemen Adam Boqvist, Evan Bouchard, Noah Dobson and Quintin Hughes, and centers Barrett Hayton and Jesperi Kotkaniemi.