Status Quo with Dylan Larkin and Simon Edvinsson in Detroit

The Detroit Red Wings continue to work on multiple fronts early in the season, including the Dylan Larkin trade request and the Simon Edvinsson contract extension and trade preference, as they try to figure things out on the ice.

As it was reported last weekend, given the frustrations with how contract negotiations have gone, Simon Edvinsson preferred a trade over signing in Detroit. Elliotte Friedman said on Sportsnet’s Saturday Night Hockey that the Red Wings still prefer to sign Edvinsson, while the player prefers a trade.

“We have the Red Wings tonight (Saturday night). A lot of news around there. We talked about Larkin in the first period. Simon Edvinson is the newest one,” Friedman said. “I’m under the impression he has still not changed his opinion at this point in time. His preference is still a trade, but the Red Wings are making it very clear it is their preference to sign him over trade him, and they have not given up hope that maybe his stance softens at some point, and they are willing to consider all sorts of different terms.” 

Again, there is a difference between what the team is looking at on an AAV and what the player is looking at. There is a report that the last offer to Simon Edvinsson from the Red Wings went up to $8.5 million AAV, just under Moritz Seider‘s $8.55 million AAV.

Given how the market has gone up for young players, Edvinsson is looking for something between $9 million and $11 million AAV. Not to mention, if it was a bridge deal, the starting numbers start in the $7 million range.

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But the Detroit Red Wings goal and priority is to sign Simon Edvinsson, as Friedman said on NHL Network on Friday, October 9th.

“The number one thing I’m hearing is that the Red Wings want to sign him. They’re absolutely serious about wanting to sign him, and I think they understand that he’s frustrated. I think they understand he’s upset, and we’ll see if that changes at all,” Friedman said. 

“He has until December 1 to sign, or he can’t play this year. Right now, he’s like, no, I don’t want to sign with the Red Wings, or at least the last I checked; I’ll check again tomorrow (Saturday). But the Red Wings want to make this work as long as there’s a glimmer of hope that they feel they can make this work.

And someone did explain to me that Shawn Horcoff‘s done a lot of work with Edvinsson over the years, and he sees the value of the player, and he wants to keep.”

But like with Dylan Larkin, the ask for Simon Edvinsson is high. It is equivalent to what the Red Wings were asking for in a Larkin trade package. They want multiple good players in return for Edvinsson that can help the Red Wings compete.

“I think they have been contacted by teams, and also don’t forget, because Edvinsson’s a free agent, other people are allowed to call him,” Friedman said. “There’s no tampering here. People are allowed to talk to him. I’ve heard the Detroit ask if it gets to that point is very high, but they’ve made very clear their goal is to sign him.”

Again, if the Red Wings were to trade Simon Edvinsson and get a good return, they may lower the asking price on Dylan Larkin. And speaking of Larkin, there isn’t much traction on that front as he continues to play and be in Detroit’s lineup. The priority is Simon Edvinsson as Larkin’s trade request has taken a backseat.

The clock is ticking for the Detroit Red Wings to handle these items so they can move on to other business before a true ripple effect becomes unstoppable.

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