So what can the Detroit Lions, who are coming off a 0-16 season, learn from the Red Wings who are in the process of creating a dynasty?
 While the NHL and NFL don’t have much in common, they both depend on drafts to stock their rosters.
 The Red Wings, who haven’t had a top-10 draft pick in as long as anyone can remember, draft masterfully. The key examples are Henrik Zetterberg, who was drafted 210th overall in 1999, and Pavel Datsyuk, the 171st pick in 1998. But also there’s speedster Darren Helm, the 132nd pick in 2005 and others.
 NHL players are drafted at age 18 which makes it more of a crapshoot because they aren’t close to being mature either physically or mentally.
 The Lions clearly haven’t drafted well and they’ve had top picks. (It’s way too early to judge April’s draft.)
 If you look at the Wings and Lions -- just from a draft standpoint -- it’s easy to understand why one is a success and the other is a failure. Of course, there are other factors, but drafts are key and not just in the early rounds.
— PAULA PASCHE