The San Jose Sharks are actively trying to reshape their blue line, and the search has already taken them into trade talks with the Detroit Red Wings.
At the center of the discussion is restricted free agent Simon Edvinsson, with Sharks GM Mike Grier also casting a wider net for a puck-moving defenseman. The conversations with Detroit have reportedly involved center Michael Misa, but the price tag may be climbing beyond a simple one-for-one swap.
On Wednesday’s edition of “ DFO Insider ” with David Pagnotta and Jeff Marek, Pagnotta said the talks have been building for more than a week.
“It’s certainly percolating and has been over the last 7 or 8 days, give or take. The interest is always there, but it’s really picked up steam,” Pagnotta explained.
“Now, the name we keep hearing tied to all of this from San Jose is Michael Misa. Depending on who you talk to, Detroit asked for Misa.
Others will say San Jose offered up Michael Misa. We still don’t know definitively.
What I do know is it would take more from Detroit’s perspective than just Michael Misa to part with Simon Edvinsson. That seems to be the situation right now between these two clubs that Detroit is looking for more than Misa in exchange for Edmonton.
“I think the Sharks would be comfortable one-for-one. It doesn’t sound, right now coming into (Wednesday), and we talked about this before the show, that Detroit would do that straight up, that they would look for more.”
Other names have surfaced in the Sharks’ discussions as well. Reports out of San Jose say forwards Igor Chernyshov and Filip Bystedt, along with 2026 ninth-overall selection Keaton Verhoeff, have also come up in trade talks.
For now, it’s not clear how far along the negotiations are. What is clear is that San Jose is still hunting for a mobile, puck-moving defenseman, according to sources cited by TFP.
The Sharks have just over $2.8 million in cap space, according to Puck Pedia, so any meaningful addition would likely require at least one roster player going out to keep the team cap compliant.
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