Simon Edvinsson is officially done with the Detroit Red Wings, and the ripple effect just hit the entire NHL like a tidal wave. This isn’t just some disgruntled player, folks, this is one of the hottest young defensemen on the trade market making it crystal clear he wants out.
Edvinsson’s Detroit Drama Just Blew Up
Alright, let’s break this down. Edvinsson, a restricted free agent, is back home in Sweden training with his old team Frolunda, and he’s made it absolutely unambiguous: he’s fed up with not getting a long-term contract from the team that drafted him sixth overall in 2021. Yeah, you heard that right. He’s done with the Red Wings. Naturally, this means interim general manager Shawn Horcoff’s phone is about to be ringing off the hook, because 31 other teams are now going to be pursuing this special defenseman. We’re talking about a 6-foot-6 behemoth who can skate as well as your average 5-foot-10 speedster. He’s laying out the body for over 22 minutes a night. Edvinsson is that unicorn type of player that every team drools over, and he could slot right onto the top pairing of just about any squad in the league.
Friedman Says Flyers Are Circling This Unicorn
Now, where do the Philadelphia Flyers fit into all this? They are in a complete whirlwind of misery to start their season, a truly disastrous opener that NHL insider Elliotte Friedman actually called out as one of his major surprises through the first week on The FAN Hockey Show. They need some serious good news. Friedman noted the Flyers’ big summer, how they tried to land Leo Carlsson with a league-shattering offer sheet, and how they desperately need a first-line center. He also quickly pointed out they need a No. 1 defenseman, which we all know is one of the hardest positions to acquire. And guess what? Friedman jumped right into it, linking the Flyers to Edvinsson almost immediately. His exact words? “I got to think they are one of the teams circling around Edvinsson.” That’s enough to get our minds buzzing. It’s not an official confirmation of trade talks, but when Friedman brings something like that up without prompt, it’s definitely worth noting. The Flyers could absolutely be in the running to land this guy.
What Detroit Could Be Eyeing Next
Friedman also dove into the Red Wings’ side of things, explaining how it all escalated to this point and what a potential Edvinsson trade might look like. He suggested that if you’re Detroit now, you should be sitting down and saying, “Okay, if we want to do this. And we want to move both Larkin and Edvinsson, what does that look like?” Friedman believes it’s an opportunity for them to totally remake their team. He confirmed that the Red Wings *have* offered Edvinsson a long-term deal, but “obviously not one good enough” to get it done. We already know the return for Larkin was for futures, so you gotta wonder what kind of haul Detroit would be looking for with Edvinsson.
What a wild ride for the Flyers, huh? We’ll be watching closely to see if Friedman’s hunch pans out and Edvinsson actually lands in Philly, or if another team swoops in. Meanwhile, gotta give a shoutout to our Kraken who absolutely crushed the Flames 6-1! Let’s go, boys!
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Originally reported by Broad Street Hockey.
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