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Something big is brewing on the trade front for the Detroit Red Wings as a brand new report reveals a young star in the league is disgruntled and wants out of Philadelphia. And according to multiple new reports, the Philadelphia Flyers have been linked to the Detroit Red Wings for one of their young stars. We're going to break down exactly what all of these reports mean, what this could mean on the trade front for the Red Wings as we inch closer to the December 1st deadline for Simon Edvinsson to either sign a new contract or We're going to break that all down and much more in this episode of Red Wings Digest. But before we get into all of that, a quick reminder to hit that subscribe button. We've noticed that a large percentage of you guys who watch these videos are not subscribed to the channel. So if you want to stay up to date with everything that's happening with the Red Wings, go down below, hit that free subscribe button, and we'll keep you up to date every single day on everything that's happening with the Red Wings from post-game reactions to trade rumors like this. Now, the Philadelphia Flyers have been linked to the Detroit Red Wings for quite a long time at this point. Now, Matvei Michkov, there was a crazy new report last night from Kevin Weeks that outlined that he may be looking for a fresh start and that. You know, he's disgruntled there. There was that, you know, clip going around a couple nights ago of him, you know, yelling and freaking out on Sealer. And, you know, obviously we know what's happened with him and Rick Tocchet there. It doesn't seem like, you know, there's a great relationship brewing there, but he's a great young player. And when you're talking about acquiring great young players and forward help, which is what the Red Wings are looking for in a trade for Simon Edvinsson, by all reports, this may have just opened up a very interesting door mark. I think that this may. Have just opened the door up for a team that was already linked to Simon Edvinsson in the Philadelphia Flyers. Listen, that Flyers team is a dumpster fire. And when looking at their points and everything in between, this is a young kid with a good season ahead of him so far. 10 goals, but the big thing is, when you're looking at his ice time, he's not getting the minutes that he probably deserves. The top line, I think combined, had like four more points than this guy. What they're doing is mismanaging the talent, and that's where the Red Wings, who probably mismanaged a lot of talent as well, but not on the ice because this is not Todd's fault, but this is a kid that if you want to go out and make a trade, this could be a Dylan Larkin. I know he's not on the list of teams, so the big thing is now, how do you get this done? Because I don't think you can pass up on an opportunity to bring in a guy that's going to be a perennial 30-40 goal score every single season. Kevin Weeks has outlined that he's requesting the trade, and a lot of people, and I've seen other reports saying, hey, we're not sure if this is true. Kevin Weeks, I believe, was 10 for 10 on his last 10 reports saying that something is brewing within an organization. Connor Hellebuck started. He spoke on Dylan Larkin before that trade request. This opens up an interesting door, and genuinely, if you're looking to move on from Simon Edvinsson, I know it's not a defensive one, but hey, you're getting a hell of a forward back. He would get a great player and a great young player and a player that it just hasn't worked out in Philadelphia so far. I think it has to do with the team and the style and the skill set that he brings to the table. It's just different, right, from what they're looking for. So maybe he could shine on another team like the Red Wings. And what do you need help with? Five on five scoring. Well, this guy would help with scoring, period. Not necessarily just five on five, but he would definitely help with scoring, period. That's for sure. Now, Rick Tocchet in Philadelphia did push back a little bit in terms of there's nothing to talk about because it's not true. But like, of course, the Flyers are going to say that. Apparently, Daniel Briere is going to speak out on this as well. So he said, no, that's not the plan at all. We've never really discussed that. Mitch Kov said, Hey, I, uh, I have no comment. Basically. I'm just focused on tonight's game and I'm ready to go. So it just sounds like he is a bit disgruntled with what's happening over there. And he feels like he could take his talents to another team. And he's been really good. He has been really good in his NHL career. Right. And you could say that it might be too early and our stuff at digest sports.com is saying that it might be too early, but you look at the stats and the analytics so far this year, he has been quite good now. You could also make the fact that maybe he's getting a little lucky because his shooting percentage is crazy. It's 34%. So that's going to come down a bit. But at the same time, he's a great, young, skilled player. So the question, I guess, to you guys too in the comments, would you make this trade? Would you make – I don't know if it's one for one, but – He also said, I'm feeling comfortable on the ice. He's playing well this year, right? It's just his usage and the fact that they're maybe not putting him in the best position possible to succeed. A lot of people and the organization say they are. He should probably be getting more ice time and treated like a top-line player. So would he be that in Detroit? I think he would get quite a bit of ice time, that's for sure, to try and go out and score some goals. And again, a problem that the Red Wings had from last year heading into this season that we talked about through the summer, Mark, is five-on-five scoring. Let's take it to Simon Edvinson now. And I want your thoughts on this, Mark. Like, does this make sense? Would a trade like this make sense? Because it sounds like the Red Wings still want to sign him. That's from Sean Horkoff, the interim general manager. But it looks like from Simon Edvinsson's point of view, he would like to be traded. If Simon Edvinsson looks at this front office and say, there's no way in hell that I return to this team, yeah, I do kind of like this trade. I know Michael Misa has been popped around a little bit, but that's a guy that's not at that point of his career yet. Of course, a great young player for San Jose, but Michkov is a guy that can come into this team, immediately become a threat. And I know looking at the shooting percentage, it looks a little high, but the Flyers just don't get shots. They play too much dump and chase hockey. So imagine this guy with the offensively gifted forward group we have that's allowed to actually shoot the puck. This kid could probably have 20 goals going into maybe Thanksgiving at the end of Adiris. Again, Simon Edvinsson, I love him. I want him on this team. I don't want to trade him for anyone in the NHL at the moment, but if he looks at Sean Horakoff and he says, hey, this is too far gone. We're not coming back. Then I think this is honestly probably the best chance you get to trade for him. I think this just opened up a crazy opportunity if it does come down to them trading him. Now, keep in mind, they don't really have to trade him. Like, as we get closer to the December 1st deadline, you can just lose the season, right? You can just keep him as an RFA and then, you know, just keep him and he would lose the season. You wouldn't have to trade him. But maybe you get something crazy in return, like a Michael Misa or maybe something like this. Maybe the Flyers are more inclined to trade a player. like this because they're looking for a guy like Simon Evanson there's multiple reports here from Dave Vapnouzakis that you know they'd love to get Simon Evanson this is about the Flyers right and they wanted to see what what path they have to take in order to make that happen and you know this might have just opened up an interesting door where maybe the Sharks don't want to part with Michael Misa and maybe the Flyers would be like you know what maybe maybe we do want Simon Evanson maybe we do want to make this work and this is something where it's like you know what we're done with this player but the Flyers have invested so much time and energy into Michkov as well, it's like pretty Shocking. So we also heard that the price tag on Simon Evanson is extremely high. So maybe a player of this skill set would also be able to get it done. Again, this is a 21-year-old market. It's insane, right? There's so much upside here still. His ceiling is very, very high offensively. So again, final thoughts. We'll leave it to you guys in the comments, too. We want to hear what you have to say. Um, trade rumors are flying right now and I had it up on screen a little while ago. People are talking about this, like, Hey, a little swap here where maybe it's not one for one, but a little swap with something centered around these two players could actually be pretty cool. I mean, he's on pace for 42 goals and I'm just looking to the side, 26 goals in his rookie year, 20 last year. This is a guy that's scoring 20 goals every single year minimum. At this age, again, you bring him in, is he going to completely fix the five-on-five? Maybe not, but it's a damn well thing that's going to help in that department and get you goal scoring. Someone that's going to continue to grow, again, probably not the best defensive player, and Simon Evanson does bring that to this team, but hey, if Danny Briere and them are looking for defense, and we have a guy that probably doesn't want to be here, and you got a four, that probably does not want to be in Philadelphia much longer. Now, I do think that Simon Evanson does actually want to be here, and I think that he does want to be on the team, and he wants to be a Red Wing, But I think that he feels disrespected by the organization. And we've seen around this league and other leagues that once you get to that point, when you lose the respect, it's hard to come back. And I feel like the same could go for Michkov right now. I feel like it's actively happening in this moment right now. So it's pretty interesting. Let us know if you would make a trade centered around these two players. I think things are really going to heat up over the next little while because a lot of teams are figuring. You know, we are what we are at this point. Maybe let's make some moves to try to spark some things. And, of course, there's some moves that still need to be done with the Red Wings. They either got to trade or sign Evanson. I don't think it would be smart for him to lose the season for anybody, for anybody. But we'll see how this ends up going. I said months ago, probably going to end with a trade. I think this is pretty interesting.