This morning, The Athletic’s Hailey Salivan and Sean Gentille surmised that, should Matthew Tkachuk want “out” of Calgary (which, as it turns out, he does), the Red Wings might be a logical destination (though not the favorite).
This evening, USA Today’s Mary Clarke also believes that the Red Wings could make something work (though they’re not the favorite destination):
Detroit Red Wings: Never count out Steve Yzerman when it comes to getting moves done when it looks like he’s dealing from a position of weakness. The Red Wings are also in a similar boat to the Kraken, though Detroit’s rebuild is much further along than Seattle is to contending. Tkachuk makes sense as a move for the Red Wings to make, but who can say if he wants to go to a team still finding its legs.
At the very least, the Red Wings have the cap space and assets to make a Tkachuk trade work, it would all just depend on Yzerman’s pitch to the Flames and the young winger.
Continued; I don’t see the Wings as Tkachuk’s landing spot, mostly because the Wings are on their way toward addressing their roster holes without needing to bring on another high-salaried player…
But with Steve Yzerman in charge and in “aggressive GM” mode, you never say never.
