Trade Pitch Sees Red Wings Acquiring $92.8 Million Star in 3-Player Blockbuster..
he Detroit Red Wings are looking to be aggressive this offseason, and one trade pitch has them acquiring a star center.
The website PuckPedia’s PuckGM tool lets users create their own trades. One user proposed a deal that would see the Red Wings acquire Elias Pettersson from the Vancouver Canucks.
Red Wings acquire:
Detroit Red Wings
Elias Pettersson
Canucks acquire:
Nate Danielson
William Wallinder
2026 first-round pick
2027 first-round pick
The proposed deal would be a blockbuster as Detroit takes a chance on Pettersson who can be a top-10 player in the NHL while the Canucks get two top prospects and two first-round picks.
“Now it’s time for the area of need that has plagued the Red Wings for a few years,” McClain wrote. “After signing Andrew Copp and J.T. Compher in back-to-back offseasons, and sparingly using top-10 draft selection Marco Kasper as a center this year, it’s apparent that Detroit still needs a legitimate second-line center.
“For better or for worse, the Red Wings will use Dylan Larkin as their first-line center. There is a valid argument that his ceiling is that of an above-average second-line center, but with six years left on his extension and the unlikelihood of Detroit finding a better option, his role is likely secured for the foreseeable future,” McClain added.
The Red Wings enter the offseason with just over $21.3 million in cap space.
