I’m posting this with a big caveat here: It’s August 12th.
So Bleacher Report’s Frank Seravalli suggests that, should Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor not re-sign with his team, he might return home to Detroit as an unrestricted free agent next summer:
Kyle Connor moving out of Winnipeg? Not so fast, BUT Detroit would make a lot of sense @frank_seravalli pic.twitter.com/pvwsgsVaCy
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) August 12, 2025
Now I have literal tons of respect for Mr. Seravalli, who’s one of the most respected experts in hockey. And he’s right that the Red Wings could use a player like the 28-year-old Connor, obviously.
But Seravalli himself suggests that the Jets have every opportunity to re-sign their own player for the next 11 months before Detroit would get its chance to swing at Connor next July.