The Boston Bruins’ early-season trade chatter keeps circling back to Detroit, and the latest update points to one name that could fit Boston’s needs now and later: Simon Edvinsson.
Edvinsson is a young defenseman who is currently sitting out while the Red Wings work toward a trade over the next couple of weeks. For Bruins general manager Don Sweeney, that kind of target makes sense. He’s not a rental, but a player who could be kept around long term.
According to The Fourth Period, Boston is one of six teams in the mix for Edvinsson. The 23-year-old is reportedly skating and working out as he waits for a possible move before the end of the month.
“It is unclear if the Red Wings are any closer to pulling the trigger on a trade, though one source with knowledge of the situation has confirmed to TFP that Detroit’s interim GM Shawn Horcoff continues to be engaged in trade discussions with “many teams”, per The Fourth Period. The (Nashville) Predators, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, and Seattle Kraken are some of the teams interested in acquiring Edvinsson.''
Detroit selected Edvinsson sixth overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, and he has produced nine goals and 16 assists in 72 career games with the Red Wings. At 6-foot-6, he would give second-year head coach Marco Sturm a big, young option on the blue line.
Edvinsson is not the only Red Wings player Boston would like to land. Dylan Larkin remains a major target around the league, including for the Bruins, but Boston is not on the trade list he submitted to Detroit’s front office. That has complicated matters for the Red Wings, and unless Larkin broadens that list, a deal could take some time.
In a perfect scenario, the Bruins would try to work out a package that brings back both Edvinsson and Larkin. That’s a much tougher ask. For now, Boston stays in the hunt for Edvinsson, waiting to see whether Detroit finally makes a move.
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