Simon Edvinsson’s situation in Detroit is still unsettled, but the latest reporting suggests the Red Wings haven’t closed the door on keeping him.
Both Elliotte Friedman and Pierre LeBrun are reporting that Edvinsson wants to be dealt, though there is still no obvious favorite for a possible trade. LeBrun said Edvinsson, his agent J.P.
Barry and Red Wings GM Shawn Horcoff met face to face three to four days ago. “They all laid their cards on the table, although I don’t get the sense any resolution came out of it.”
He added that Edvinsson told Detroit he’d prefer to be traded after a shaky summer of extension talks. “I would stop short of saying there was a formal trade request.”
Friedman, meanwhile, said in 32 Thoughts that he still believes Edvinsson hasn’t changed his mind.
If Detroit does decide to move the blueliner, LeBrun pointed to three recent deals as the best comparisons: the Mikhail Sergachev trade, the Noah Dobson trade and the more recent Bo Byram trade. All three involved young top-four defencemen, which gives a sense of the kind of return the Red Wings would be chasing.
The Sergachev deal brought Tampa Bay J.J. Moser, Conor Geekie, a 2024 seventh-round draft pick (No. 199 overall) and a 2025 second-round draft pick.
In the Dobson trade, the Islanders landed Emil Heineman plus two 2025 first-round picks, Nos. 16 and 17 overall. The Bo Byram trade sent Buffalo Louis Crevier and a second-round pick, No. 45 in the 2026 draft, while Chicago received Jordan Greenway.
At the same time, LeBrun made clear Detroit hasn’t made a final call on moving Edvinsson. The meeting between the player, his agent and team management shows the talks are still very much alive, and the Red Wings now have to sort through their options as the pressure rises.
There’s also a deadline hanging over this: December 1, the cutoff for an RFA to sign if he wants to play this season. Horcoff still believes the Red Wings can get Edvinsson signed, and the team hasn’t given up hope that an agreement can still be reached.
For now, the fact that Edvinsson hasn’t formally asked out counts as a good sign.
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