The Boston Bruins have joined a crowded field of teams exploring a possible trade for Detroit Red Wings restricted free agent defenseman Simon Edvinsson, according to league reports.
TSN and The Athletic insider Pierre LeBrun said Boston is among at least 10 clubs that have contacted the Red Wings about the 23-year-old.
“Boston is among a long list of teams that has shown interest in Simon Edvinsson. Believe there’s at least 10 teams that have inquired,” LeBrun reported.
Edvinsson remains without a new contract after his entry-level deal expired. He attended Detroit’s training camp but later returned to Sweden, where he has skated with Frolunda of the Swedish Hockey League while awaiting resolution.
Interim Red Wings general manager Shawn Horcoff has told interested teams that Detroit’s priority is still to re-sign the left-shot blueliner.
“But those teams are being told by interim GM Shawn Horcoff that his preference remains trying to re-sign the RFA,” LeBrun added. “The longer this goes on, obviously a trade becomes possible. But Detroit still wants to sign him.”
Horcoff has full authority from ownership to complete an extension. Detroit has offered long-, mid- and short-term deals, yet a sizeable salary gap persists, according to LeBrun.
Edvinsson, born Feb. 5, 2003, stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 222 to 225 pounds. The Red Wings selected him sixth overall in the 2021 NHL Draft out of Sweden. He has developed into a mobile top-four defenseman known for his reach, skating and two-way play.
In the 2025-26 season, Edvinsson posted nine goals and 16 assists for 25 points in 72 games. He finished with a plus-12 rating while averaging a career-high 22 minutes, 21 seconds of ice time. He also recorded 94 hits and 148 blocked shots.
Across 175 career NHL games, the defenseman has 19 goals and 41 assists for 60 points. He has averaged more than 21 minutes per game in recent seasons and ranks among the league’s better skaters for his size, according to NHL EDGE tracking data.
Boston’s interest stems from a need for size and youth on the blue line. The Bruins open the 2026-27 season with Charlie McAvoy serving a six-game suspension. Their current group includes Mason Lohrei, Hampus Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov and others.
Any deal would likely require significant assets. Daily Faceoff’s Matt Larkin noted the challenge for Bruins general manager Don Sweeney.
“The Bruins aren’t as Big and Bad as their reputation suggests,” Larkin wrote.
Larkin questioned whether Boston would part with key young forwards.
“Do the Bruins have a young player in the right age range whom they’d be willing to trade for Edvinsson?” he asked. “Ideally they wouldn’t want to touch emerging forwards Fraser Minten and James Hagens, meaning GM Don Sweeney would more likely have to dip into his prospect pool. That could mean offering up someone like Dean Letourneau or Will Zellers, almost certainly packaged with defenseman Mason Lohrei, who has underachieved but has the kind of upside Detroit would presumably like to get back in a trade.”
Other clubs, including the Utah Mammoth, Seattle Kraken, Toronto Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers, have also been linked to Edvinsson. Detroit has indicated it would seek NHL-ready talent or a strong package of prospects and picks in any trade.
As of late October 2026, Edvinsson remains away from the Red Wings. Contract talks continue, but the prolonged standoff has kept trade speculation active across the league.
Boston’s position among the interested teams adds another layer as both sides weigh their options heading deeper into the season.
