$23.64Mcap space after
All proposalsDET / SJS
Just makes too much sense
cw_user_alt5wf1kNov 3, 2026
28%
chance it happens
Model says SJS says no.
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$9.06Mcap space after
Who says no?
7 votesAnalysis
San Jose is more likely to pass: Edvinsson is a major addition, but Danielson has not shown enough in the NHL to make up for giving away Misa’s franchise-center upside, Sahlin Wallenius and a second. Detroit could consider that bet on Misa, though losing its best young defenseman would make the deal far from automatic.
Assets
- 2028 2nd round pick
Why the model says so
Misa’s No. 2-pick upside, Sahlin Wallenius and the second make this a reasonable offer for Detroit, especially with Edvinsson unsigned. The Wings would still have to accept a big hole on their first pair.
Edvinsson would improve San Jose’s defense, but Danielson’s limited NHL production leaves too much of the return riding on one unsigned RFA. The Sharks are unlikely to add Sahlin Wallenius and a second while moving Misa.
The deal
Detroit Red Wings acquire Michael Misa, Leo Sahlin Wallenius and a 2028 2nd-round pick (SJS) from the San Jose Sharks for Nate Danielson and Simon Edvinsson.
Team by team
DET
Detroit would get a potential top-line center in Misa, the 2025 No. 2 pick, whose 21 points in 45 games last season give more context than his seven points in 15 games this fall. His $986,250 entry-level cap hit runs through next season; Sahlin Wallenius, a 2024 second-round defense prospect with two more years after this one at $965,000, and San Jose’s 2028 second add longer-term value. But Detroit’s bubble roster would lose Edvinsson, an established first-pair defenseman who is unsigned as an RFA and needs a new deal.
SJS
San Jose would get a young first-pair left defenseman in Edvinsson, who had 25 points in 72 games last season and brings strong two-way play, plus Danielson, a 2023 No. 9 pick still trying to establish himself after seven points in 28 games last season. Danielson costs $909,167 through next season; Edvinsson has no current deal, so the Sharks would need to negotiate one. That is a useful return for a rising bubble team, but it costs them their highest-upside center prospect alongside Celebrini.
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