Red Wings trade Vladimir Tarasenko to Minnesota Wild for future considerations, no salary retained

Updated 2x at 1:36 PM: Per the Detroit Red Wings:

No news as to how much of Tarsenko’s $4.75 million contract was retained by the Wings, if any was retained at all.

UPDATE:

Update #2: Per The Athletic’s Michael Russo and Max Bultman:

Why the Red Wings traded Tarasenko for nothing

The Red Wings clear Tarasenko’s entire $4.75 million cap hit without having to exercise a buyout, giving them more room to operate when free agency opens at noon ET on Tuesday. In addition to a top-four defenseman, Detroit also needs a top-six winger — which, a year ago, it hoped would be Tarasenko. But the fit never seemed quite right, with Tarasenko not making a consistent impact and eventually settling into a third-line role where he seemed miscast.

Moving him now gets the Red Wings out of that poor fit and allows them to more freely pursue an upgrade. Beyond whatever additions they make, Detroit also has a pair of young restricted free agent wingers in Jonatan Berggren and Elmer Söderblom, who may be able to closely approximate Tarasenko’s 2024-25 production at a fraction of the cost, plus rising young winger Carter Mazur, who profiles as a bottom-six winger with grit and some scoring touch. — Max Bultman, Red Wings beat reporter

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