The Detroit Red Wings have made a pair of trades that involve passing around a top pick and moving out a key defenseman.
The Red Wings traded prospect RHD Andrew Gibson to the Nashville Predators in exchange for W Jesse Kiiskinen and a 2024 second round pick (53rd overall).
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Gibson, 19, was selected 42nd in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. He had 12 goals, 32 assists & 44 points in 68 games for the OHL Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds this past season.
Kiiskinen, 19 was selected 68th by Nashville in the 2023 Draft. He had 4 goals, 6 assists & 10 points in 36 games in the Finnish top division for the Lahti Pelicans.
In a second move announced a little over an hour later, the Red Wings traded the pick acquired from Nashville along with defenseman Jake Walman to the San Jose Sharks for Future Considerations.
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Walman, 28, had 12 goals, 9 assists & 21 points in 63 games for the Red Wings this past season. Walman is owed $3.4M for the next two season and has a modified no-trade clause.
Did the Detroit Red Wings get better with this trade?
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