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The Red Wings' prospect tournament roster will square off against the Dallas Stars' contingent in a two-game series this weekend. Here are six players on the Detroit side that you should be watching.

The NHL Prospects Tournament, a pre-training camp fixture in Traverse City for more than two decades, is in the past. Where eight teams once competed, now there are only two. Prospects from the Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Stars will face-off in a pair of games Saturday (6 p.

The complication of NHL scouting is to understand that what you see is not what you get. When a Red Wings scout watches a teenager perform, he must project what the player will be like at age 22 or 23.

There are a number of position battles that will be sorted out in Red Wings training camp. Here are three to pay attention to.

The Red Wings usually open training camp in Traverse City by hosting a prospects tournament with several NHL teams sending their best young players.

Dan Cleary’s fondness for the Red Wings-hosted Traverse City NHL Prospect Tournament is rooted in both nostalgia and practicality. “I came up to the first ever tournament here when I was in Chicago,” the Red Wings Director of Player Development said.

The Red Wings roster is highlighted by first-round picks from each of the last two NHL Entry Drafts: Nate Danielson and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard.