On the Detroit Red Wings …
Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) If the Red Wings fall over ten points out of the playoff race, it would be hard for them to make up, and they’ll be open for business. They’d start listening to trade offers, but likely won’t start selling right away.
Defenseman Mike Green will be their biggest trade chip at the deadline. thinks that they could get a low first round pick (from a playoff team) for Green. If they can’t get first, maybe two second-round picks. They got a second and third round picks for Brendan Smith last year.
It’s doubtful that they’d trade Tomas Tatar after signing him to a four-year extension. Could see them trying to trade Gustav Nyquist, but he has a no-trade clause. Nyquist will be a free agent after next season.
The Red Wings will look to trade goaltender Petr Mrazek if they are out of the playoff race. They likely wouldn’t get more than a third- or fourth-round pick. The Wings won’t qualify Mrazek at $4 million, so they will look to get a pick for him if they can. Moving Mrazek would be easier than Jimmy Howard who has a year left on his deal at $5.3 million.
On the New York Islanders …
Brett Cyrgalis of the NY Post: The Islanders won’t have a new arena built at Belmont Park until 2020-21. There is the option that they could play some games at Coliseum in 2019-20.
“That’s more a decision for the Islanders than it is for us,” Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly wrote in an email to The Post on Friday. “But, given the alternatives while the new arena is being built, I would think the Coliseum option is certainly worthy of strong consideration.”