A fan-made trade swapping William Nylander and Morgan Rielly for Dylan Larkin and Simon Edvinsson has fans arguing on Tuesday.
To be clear, nothing here is reported. It's a proposal, but it lands on two teams that both have real problems to solve.
Both clubs are on a three-game losing streak and both were shut out 0-4 in their last outing. The Red Wings sit 24th in the NHL, the Maple Leafs 21st. Both play tonight, Detroit at St. Louis and Toronto against Colorado.
Detroit's side is messy. Edvinsson is listed on injured reserve with a contract dispute, out indefinitely, and he has not played this season. Larkin's standoff with the Red Wings is a related mess, and as we reported Monday, Dylan Larkin's standoff passing $500K in forfeited salary was expected overnight, according to the Winged Wheel Podcast.
The poll attached to the proposal asks who says no. Detroit leads it at 61.4% and Toronto sits at 38.6%, across 1,534 votes.
Lobe, who runs the @nylander4selke account, put it this way:
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The poll reads as a vote on who blinks first. Detroit fans clearly see Nylander, who has 11 goals and 22 points in 19 games, as a bigger piece than Larkin. Toronto fans are protecting their own.
Who actually loses this trade?
Toronto is the team with the harder call. Giving up Nylander and Rielly means parting with a scorer who already has four power-play goals and a defenseman with 12 points in 18 games. Rielly is also listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury, expected out until at least Nov. 12.
What comes back is a center who has 6 points in 10 games and a former sixth overall pick who hasn't played a game. Edvinsson's name has surfaced before: Simon Edvinsson skating in Nashville drew Predators interest Friday, according to Alex Daugherty.
Detroit gets two proven point producers and ends two standoffs in one move. The Red Wings should say yes before the ink dries, because they get the better of the talent and clear their mess.
Toronto's problem is that Edvinsson is a gamble while Larkin is a 30-year-old whose standoff isn't over. Neither side has said a word, so this stays a fan's idea for now.
Quick hits
NASHVILLE PREDATORS: Roman Josi can become the first Switzerland-born player to reach 800 career points tonight in Los Angeles. He needs just one point against the Kings to do it.
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NEW YORK RANGERS: Peter Baugh reports defenseman Alberts Smits is now on injured reserve. That changes the picture on the Rangers' blue line.
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NEW YORK ISLANDERS: Jean-Gabriel Pageau sat out practice in San Jose on Tuesday for a maintenance day, according to Andrew Gross and Ethan Sears. No further detail, so the lines are a question mark.
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VANCOUVER CANUCKS: Jeff Paterson reports Filip Chytil and Tom Willander are aiming to return Friday night against the Rangers. Good news for a team that needs bodies.
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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS: Kevin Weekes reports Matvei Michkov would likely want a fresh start elsewhere, per multiple league sources. That's a big one in Philadelphia.
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This article was written with the help of artificial intelligence, based on public reports and official sources.
Would you say yes to Nylander and Rielly for Larkin and Edvinsson if you were running the Maple Leafs?
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