Andrew Mangiapane<\/a>, Edmonton Oilers Forward<\/p>\nStandouts: <\/p>\n
There are a lot of star players on this board that would instantly become either the best or second-best player on this team. Admittedly, it\u2019s only the star forwards that can make that claim, as the defenceman list is mostly depth pieces.<\/p>\n
Regardless, it\u2019s worth taking a look at some of my list\u2019s biggest names that would become the best players in a Detroit Red Wings jersey the second they hit the team.<\/p>\n
Artemi Panarin: As much as I believed a few weeks ago, Detroit needed a player who could swing games as much as Panarin could. Seeing how bad this team is without Simon Edvinsson makes me think the team should keep the future in mind. I know the Panthers are leading the charge in terms of interest, but I\u2019m not sure where they stand in terms of assets. For a team looking to hit the nuclear option and rebuild on the fly, Detroit probably has a good slew of assets, but I don\u2019t think they would be too interested in parting ways with most of them.<\/p>\n
Robert Thomas: Thomas is certainly what this Red Wings team needs in the short and long term. Amidst Larkin\u2019s ghosting on the ice right now, the team needs someone who can be that number one center, and Thomas has shown he could do that. He\u2019s a natural fit next to Alex DeBrincat as a good playmaking center. He would also be the most expensive name on the board. Given his age and contract, he\u2019s a target for pretty much every team, meaning Detroit would have to cough up some of the most valuable assets for him.<\/p>\n
Jason Robertson: I\u2019ve said it before, this is an off-season trade if anything. However, if Dallas knows they won\u2019t be able to get a deal done and they want to maximize value, I could see them trading him now. Detroit, unfortunately, doesn\u2019t have many, if any, pieces that a contending team would want. Detroit has plenty of futures to give up, but nothing that would be worth moving for a team looking to win now.<\/p>\n
Elias Pettersson: Of all players on this list, he\u2019s probably the one to be most cautious of. It depends on the trade cost. If Vancouver believes he can be a 90-point player on a team where he has decent surroundings, he\u2019ll be expensive. If Vancouver is looking to move him for what he is now, he\u2019s cheap in terms of assets, and Detroit has the space to take him. It\u2019s a risk, but think about Pierre-Luc Dubois; there have been reclamation projects that have worked recently in the NHL.<\/p>\n
Filip Forsberg: Given the news about Barry Trotz, I think Nashville is due to start moving pieces unless they can get into the playoffs by the trade deadline. Forsberg would be the nuclear option to get moved, but I think the Detroit Red Wings can give up a boatload of young assets to get him into Detroit. He\u2019d fit the timeline pretty well and would become Detroit\u2019s best player. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s likely, that\u2019s why it\u2019s so low, but he\u2019s probably the best player on this list.<\/p>\n
Top of the List: <\/p>\n
I know Red Wings fans might want to see me have the big names highest, but hold on a bit. Detroit still needs to have some focus on the future, and players who aren\u2019t going to fit into one of the Seider or Larkin timelines probably aren\u2019t worth getting.<\/p>\n
But more than that, Detroit doesn\u2019t have the kind of assets some of these teams would like, and the price for a lot of these guys isn\u2019t something I\u2019d be comfortable paying. Kasper, Danielson, Sandin-Pellikka, and Edvinsson would all have to be on the table for those guys, as well as first-round picks and Carter Bear. So I think Detroit can still get value with some of these names instead, for a much cheaper cost.<\/p>\n
Logan Stanley: Anyone telling you Stanley will fetch a first is simply lying to you. Even Kiefer Sherwood, who might score 30 goals, didn\u2019t get Vancouver a first. Stanley doesn\u2019t play top pair minutes and has only had one season (this one,) above 1 goal. Still, I think Stanley would be a great fit on Detroit\u2019s bottom four, and it wouldn\u2019t cost anything that Detroit isn\u2019t comfortably giving up.<\/p>\n
Justin Faulk: Look, Axel Sandin-Pellikka is struggling badly out there. Even with the recent step up in Johansson\u2019s play, Detroit still is in desperate need of a bottom-four defenceman who can log comfortable minutes. Faulk can play the right side across from Chiarot and form a really solid, playoff-ready, top four in Detroit for less than a first-round pick.<\/p>\n
Michael Bunting: At number three? I know, it seems a little far-fetched, but Bunting has played up to his line-mate\u2019s level before. He\u2019s been able to play alongside Matthew and Marner and be great in his rookie year. Besides Larkin and Raymond, he could have a similar effect. He also plays with a lot of heart, and he fits the mold that Yzerman wants a lot of guys to fit into. If he\u2019s cheap, I could see Detroit snagging him.<\/p>\n
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