Overview
- Detroit sits at 18-12-3 near the top of the Atlantic Division and holds roughly $11 million in cap space, positioning the club as a likely buyer before the 2026 deadline.
- With Quinn Hughes off the market following his trade to Minnesota, coverage shifts to lower-cost defensive targets and internal asset protection.
- Elliotte Friedman notes teams are monitoring Ducks center Ryan Strome as a potential trade candidate, and Heavy floats a Strome-for-Jonatan Berggren package as a hypothetical.
- A separate Heavy proposal suggests pursuing Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro, reflecting external speculation tied to his pending UFA status and inclusion on trade boards.
- ClutchPoints highlights Detroit’s defensive and goaltending issues, urges keeping Moritz Seider off the table, and flags possible goalie targets such as Jordan Binnington and Juuse Saros.