The Athletic’s Max Bultman has weighed in regarding the Red Wings’ trade for Alex DeBrincat via an in-depth article on The Athletic:
The Red Wings finally got their man. Alex DeBrincat is coming home.
All summer, the potential match between Detroit and the dynamic-scoring DeBrincat felt close to perfect: a Farmington Hills, Michigan, native not interested in an extension in Ottawa and his hometown Red Wings in dire need of a scorer. The fit seemed so natural, even if the finer details — working out a trade with the Senators and a contract with DeBrincat — were less so. Would Detroit be willing to pony up draft capital and a big contract? Would the Senators be willing to trade the 25-year-old scorer within the Atlantic Division?
In the end, those questions were just that: details. And Sunday night, Detroit finally pulled off its signature move of the summer, acquiring DeBrincat for a conditional 2024 first-round pick, winger Dominik Kubalik, prospect Donovan Sebrango and a 2024 fourth-round pick. Immediately, the team also announced a four-year contract with DeBrincat at an average annual value of $7.875 million.
There’s plenty to unpack with the move, even as anticipated and discussed as it was over recent days and weeks. But the most important piece is that the Red Wings, at last, got the top-six scorer they so badly needed.
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