Detroit Red Wings Trade Deadline Chatter: Who is staying, who is going?
By Bob Heyrman
With teams starting to make trades prior to the February 25th trade deadline we look at who should be going and who is likely to stay as a member of the Detroit Red Wings.
The Detroit Red Wings have found themselves in the confines of the NHL basement for the majority of the season. With other NHL teams starting to make moves we explore who should be staying and who could be on the move from the Red Wings.
Recently the Toronto Maple Leafs landed Jake Muzzin from the L.A Kings in exchange for a pair of prospects and a first round pick. The Leafs may not be finished yet, and had interest in Kronwall, Jensen and possibly Trevor Daley. Muzzin has a much higher upside at this point in his career than anyone the Wings had to offer on the back-end.
On Friday the Pittsburgh Penguins made a trade with the Florida Panthers. The Penguins traded Derek Brassard and former Detroit Red Wings forward Riley Sheahan along with three draft picks (2nd,4th,4th) to the Panthers in exchange for Jared McCann and Nick Bjugstad. It appears the Panthers are trying to free up cap space to make a run towards Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky. Two players the Red Wings should consider targeting this summer.
It looks like Ken Holland is a little late to the party, but he should be working the phones pretty vigorously now. The Detroit Red Wings have pending unrestricted free agents that they need to explore trading scenarios for.
Gustav Nyquist and Jimmy Howard top the list of most desired Wings players. Along with those two, the club has a few others that could be packing their bags and looking for a new short or long term residence within a new city. We also look at others who could find themselves still as a member of the Wings as the trade deadline comes and goes.