What would Simon Edvinsson cost the San Jose Sharks?

The Swedish defenseman, per Elliotte Friedman, would prefer to be traded from the Detroit Red Wings.

The 6-foot-6 left-hander sounds like a perfect fit for where the San Jose Sharks are in their competitive cycle. The Sharks, for the first time since 2018-19, are serious about making the playoffs, and a 23-year-old rearguard who’s already very good and getting better can help you now and in the future.

The No. 6 pick of the 2021 Draft, Edvinsson has developed into a relied-upon blueliner in Motown. Last year, he averaged a career-high 22:21, second to Moritz Seider on the Wings. He was a steady penalty killer, while also adding nine goals and 25 points.

RFA Edvinsson and Detroit, however, are currently in an impasse over his contract. Edvinsson is currently skating in his native Sweden.

Here’s what two NHL scouts think that Edvinsson would cost the San Jose Sharks in a trade.

The Sharks could also offer sheet Edvinsson, but at the moment, per Puckpedia, they don’t have the draft picks to pull it off between the $1,575,970-$11,939,166 AAV tiers. So a San Jose offer sheet isn’t likely.

A San Jose Sharks trade offer for Edvinsson could start with top young defenseman Sam Dickinson, the No. 11 pick of the 2024 Draft.

“Would think so,” Scout #1 said. “And lots more.”

This scout loves Edvinsson: “He’s a guy that 31 other teams would like to have. Top-pairing potential, if he’s not already there.”

“I believe he will be top-pairing,” Scout #2 said. “He’s a very good young D. It would take a big package to get him. Definitely would help San Jose, big, skates well, defends, and can move the puck.”

The Bo Byram trade in June could be a fair comp: Defenseman Byram, 25, and a pending RFA too, was dealt from the Buffalo Sabres, along with veteran winger Jordan Greenway, to the Chicago Blackhawks for the 2026 No. 4 and No. 45 picks, and defenseman Louis Crevier.

The Blackhawks immediately signed Byram to a six-year, $75 million contract.

“Edvinsson is more of a shutdown guy. Two-way, more defensive,” Scout #1 said. “Byram gives you more numbers. [Edvinsson] is worth a haul, as much or more than Byram.”

“It depends on what you want to build on the back-end,” Scout #2 said, “but I like Edvinsson.”

The San Jose Sharks, it appears, were interested in Byram and could’ve topped the Blackhawks’ No. 4 pick offer with the No. 2, but they declined to, using the selection on Ivar Stenberg instead.

So, it’s hard to say how much they’d be willing to part with for Edvinsson.

A similar value package to start, pure speculation, might be Dickinson and 2026 No. 21 pick Ryan Lin for Edvinsson. The San Jose Sharks could also dangle their 2027 first-round pick, instead of Lin.

“I think something like that if Detroit is interested in a future-type deal [could work],” Scout #2 said. “Who knows what’s going on there?”

The Red Wings have been mired in front office chaos since Steve Yzerman was kicked upstairs.

The Red Wings, anyway, don’t seem motivated to move Edvinsson and might want more NHL-ready help for him. The Sharks, on the other hand, might be more inclined to deal futures than too much off their current roster.

Scout #2 noted that he wouldn’t part with Michael Misa or Igor Chernyshov in a deal for Edvinsson.

Simon Edvinsson will also be expensive, when signed. The RFA is, reportedly, looking for a long-term contract at about $10 million AAV, while the Wings want more of a bridge deal.

The San Jose Sharks must also make sure that they have enough money to pay pending RFAs Will Smith, Misa, Chernyshov, and Yaroslav Askarov, among others.

So the two teams may not be perfect trade partners. But no doubt, the Sharks do have a lot of value to offer in a potential trade.