Detroit Red Wings Trade Rumors, Signings & News: Week of September 28, 2026

The Red Wings processed five transactions including three trade proposals involving Connor Hellebuyck and Alexander Nikishin while also making six new signings over the past week. Detroit remained active in hockey news with seven items directly involving the team among 19 total stories. The Red Wings dropped a 3-2 decision to Winnipeg on Tuesday while NHL nationally televised games were scheduled for the week of October 5th.

Red Wings this week

- Simon Edvinsson Reportedly Seeking A Trade Amid Contract Stalemate; Red Wings Still Prioritizing Re-Signing Him (thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/simon-edvinss

- NHL Rumors: Simon Edvinsson Prefers Trade Out of Detroit (nhlrumors.com/nhl-rumors-simon-edvinsson-prefers

- Canadiens Have New Trade Target To Consider In Red Wings Defender (sports.yahoo.com/articles/canadiens-trade-target

- New Boston Bruins Trade Target Emerges In Exciting Red Wings Defender (sports.yahoo.com/videos/boston-bruins-trade-targ

- Simon Edvinsson Reportedly Prefers Trade From Red Wings (sports.yahoo.com/articles/simon-edvinsson-report

- Placed F Dylan Larkin on the non-roster injured reserve (www.espn.com/nhl/transactions)

- Could a slow start pressure Red Wings to re-sign Simon Edvinsson? (www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/could-slow-start-press

Notable trades around the league

- Dylan Larkin and Connor Hellebuyck trades just got a lot more complicated (sports.yahoo.com/articles/dylan-larkin-connor-he

- Flyers Acquire David Goyette From Seattle (www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-acquire-david-goy

- Flyers Acquire AHL Center via Trade with Kraken (sports.yahoo.com/articles/flyers-acquire-ahl-cen

- Columbus Blue Jackets make 3 player trade, acquire draft pick (spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2026/09/30/co

- Maple Leafs trade Matthew Knies to Blue Jackets; acquire, extend Kirill Marchenko: Sources (www.nytimes.com/athletic/7477660/2026/09/28/mapl

Signings

- Assigned G Matt Murray to Milwaukee (www.espn.com/nhl/transactions)

- Assigned D Charles Alexis Legault to Chicago (AHL) (www.espn.com/nhl/transactions)

- Assigned D Ryan Ufko to Milwaukee (AHL) (www.espn.com/nhl/transactions)

- Signed D Tristan Luneau to a six-year contract extension (www.espn.com/nhl/transactions)

- Assigned F Rutger McGroarty to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) (www.espn.com/nhl/transactions)

- Signed D Louis Crevier to a four-year contract. Transferred F Matthew Savoie to long-term injured reserve (www.espn.com/nhl/transactions)

The rumor mill

- 3-Way Trade Ideas for Connor Hellebuyck and Alexander Nikishin Amid NHL Rumors (bleacherreport.com/articles/25506567-3-way-trade

- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Concerned With No-Trade Clause Situation - NHL Rumors (www.prohockeyrumors.com/2026/10/nhl-commissioner

- This week’s top NHL rumors... Hellebuyck, Larkin, Edvinsson, Hughes, More (www.hockeybuzz.com/2026/10/04/top_10_nhl_rumors_

- NHL Rumors: Edvisson, Oilers ‘Lateral Move’ & Others (sports.yahoo.com/articles/nhl-rumors-edvisson-oi

- Could a strong start for Jets change situation with Connor Hellebuyck? (www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/connor-hellebuyck-winn

- NHL Trade Rumors: Dach, O’Reilly & Edvinsson (sports.yahoo.com/articles/nhl-trade-rumors-dach-

- 4 Early Trade Landing Spots for Mark Scheifele Amid NHL Rumors (bleacherreport.com/articles/25505944-4-early-tra

- NHL Trade Rumors: Dach, O’Reilly & Edvinsson (heavy.com/sports/nhl/edmonton-oilers/nhl-trade-r

Around the rink

- Monday Red Wings Three Things: Who’s Playing on Tuesday? (sports.yahoo.com/articles/monday-red-wings-three

- RECAP: Detroit again shows pushback but drops 3-2 decision to Winnipeg (www.nhl.com/redwings/news/recap-detroit-again-sh

- Rangers vs. Mammoth: Postgame Notes (www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-vs-mammoth-post

- Marchand scores in season debut for Panthers (www.nhl.com/news/brad-marchand-scores-in-season-

- NHL nationally televised games for week of Oct. 5 (www.nhl.com/news/nhl-nationally-televised-games-

- Ducks recover in OT, overcome Marchand’s late goal for Panthers in season debut (www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-anaheim-ducks-

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