A mock trade floating around today sends Simon Edvinsson to the Sharks for Michael Misa, and the Red Wings would be crazy to take it.
It's a fan-style proposal, not a report. Still, it lands in the middle of a real standoff, and that gives it some juice.
NHL Trade Alert posted the idea this afternoon, asking who says no to a swap of the Detroit defenseman and the San Jose forward.
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For those catching up, Edvinsson has not played this season. He's listed on injured reserve with the reason given as a contract dispute, out indefinitely. The Red Wings have reportedly been willing to wait until December 1 to settle things, as we noted in our look at the Red Wings ultimatum on Simon Edvinsson.
On Friday night, Elliotte Friedman said Edvinsson is ready to play in Sweden if the standoff runs past that date. That makes the clock real for GM Shawn Horcoff.
Would Michael Misa fix anything for Detroit?
Misa is a 19-year-old left winger drafted second overall in 2025. This season he has 11 points in 22 games for San Jose, with a -5 rating. He is not a finished product, and he does not play defense.
Edvinsson was the sixth overall pick in 2021. At 23, he's a 6-foot-6 defenseman with 175 NHL games behind him and 41 assists over that stretch. Size and puck-moving ability on the back end are hard to find.
We think Detroit says no, and it's not close. Sitting 25th in the NHL at 8-10-3, the Red Wings gain nothing by swapping a top-pairing-caliber defenseman for a forward who is still finding his way. They would be trading one young asset with no games played for another who hasn't cracked a point per game.
There's a case from the San Jose side. The Sharks have given up 79 goals, the most of the two clubs by a wide margin, and a big right-shot-or-left-shot defender, whichever he is, would help. Their price just can't be a player Detroit drafted its way out of needing.
A real deal would likely involve more than a one-for-one swap, and the Red Wings have not said they plan to move him. The Bruins were named in earlier talks, according to a relayed report we covered in the Bruins link to Simon Edvinsson.
Detroit hosts Boston Wednesday, and December 1 is the date to watch.
This article was written with the help of artificial intelligence, based on public reports and official sources.
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