Trade Rumor: Bruins named in Simon Edvinsson talks

Rinky Report just relayed a TheFourthPeriod report that the Bruins are among the teams talking with the Red Wings about Simon Edvinsson.

The 23-year-old defenseman was drafted sixth overall by Detroit in 2021. He has not played a game this season and is listed on injured reserve, out indefinitely, because of a contract dispute.

That makes him one of the more unusual names on the trade market, and the interest is real enough that several teams are circling.

According to Rinky Report, TFP's source confirmed that interim GM Shawn Horcoff continues to be engaged in trade discussions with "many teams." The Predators, Sharks, Bruins, Blues, Canadiens and Kraken are named as some of them.

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Whether Detroit is any closer to pulling the trigger is unclear. The report does not say.

David Pagnotta added Boston's side of it earlier today. He said the Bruins have poked on Edvinsson and on Dylan Larkin, and that the team wants one or two pieces with term or long-term control rather than short-term fixes.

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Boston's name is not new here. Chris Johnston also linked the Bruins to Edvinsson in deadline talk on Nov. 6, and we passed along Pagnotta's earlier Edvinsson trade update on Thursday.

For the rest of the league, the timing matters. The Red Wings sit 24th in the NHL at 7-8-3, have lost three straight, and were shut out 4-0 in Colorado on Saturday. They visit the Blues on Tuesday, one of the teams on this list.

Why would the Bruins shop from strength?

Because Boston has no hole to plug in a hurry. The Bruins are 13-4-1, first in the Atlantic, and riding four straight wins after beating Florida 4-1 on Sunday.

They have allowed 41 goals in 18 games, so this is not a team in need of rescue. That gives general manager Don Sweeney the luxury of waiting for the right price on a young, 6'6 defenseman.

The contract dispute is the part that should slow everyone down. A team that trades for Edvinsson inherits a player listed as out indefinitely, and paying a first-round price before that is settled looks like a bad idea. Boston, with the standings cushion it has, is the one team here that can afford to say no.

Detroit's Larkin situation runs alongside all of this, and Dylan Larkin's trade market is covered in our earlier story.

The Bruins host the Canadiens on Thursday, and Montreal is also on the list.

Quick hits

COLORADO AVALANCHE: Denver Sports 104.3 reports Cale Makar is on the road with the Avalanche after leaving practice, even as Colorado called up a defenseman. His status still hangs over the team.

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GOALIE WATCH: James Nichols reports the Devils plan to start Jake Allen in Winnipeg. That points to Connor Hellebuyck facing the Capitals twice.

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NEW YORK ISLANDERS: Pete DeBoer says Mathew Barzal, Matias Maccelli and Ryan Pulock could all return during the California road trip. That would be a big boost for the Islanders.

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DALLAS STARS: Remi Poirier is back in Dallas and can't simply be sent to Texas. The Stars now have a real decision to make.

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EDMONTON OILERS: Elliotte Friedman said today that the Blackhawks are looking for offensive help, and the Oilers' picks are in play.

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Also read on Markerzone.com:
Chris Johnston sizes up Dylan Larkin's trade market