July 3, 2025 | 6:55pm ET
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RED WINGS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRADE MARKET

Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman

The Detroit Red Wings weren’t able to get in on the free agent frenzy, mainly because most players either re-signed with their respective clubs or already pinpointed which teams they wanted to join.

Speaking with the media on Thursday, Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman admitted they didn’t really get much of an opportunity to dip their toe in the free agent waters and that they “knew pretty early ew weren’t going to be involved in much.”

“The guys that we were hoping to talk to all signed before free agency with their clubs or got traded before,” Yzerman said. “In the case of Mitch Marner, we didn’t even get an opportunity to talk to these guys. There’s not much you can do about that.”

With more than $12 million in salary cap space, the Red Wings have plenty of flexibility to add to their roster and the plan, it appears, is to do so via trades.

“We’ll certainly explore,” Yzerman stated. “I know there’s a couple of teams looking to move some people for various reasons.”

It’s unclear whom the Red Wings may target, but Yzerman seems open to adding at both ends of the ice.

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Having already added goaltender John Gibson from Anaheim on Saturday, the team is set between the pipes.

“Without going into detail or elaborating, there are a couple teams looking to do some things that we do have some interest in and are possibilities,” he said. “Something might come up over the summer, for whatever reason, in another organization. What I intend to do, once things settle down here – we’ve got the holiday weekend – would be to circle back next week with everyone to see what their plans are for the off-season, if they have any holes to fill, or players, for whatever reason, they want to move. So, we’ll see if anything comes up here in the next week or so.”