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What have the San Jose Sharks offered the Detroit Red Wings for Simon Edvinsson?

Elliotte Friedman reported on Friday that the San Jose Sharks had made a “serious offer”, which was rejected.

A source told San Jose Hockey Now: “Filip Bystedt, Igor Chernyshov, and Keaton Verhoeff were all up for grabs, but I don’t know the combination.”

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While that’s an enviable collection of talent, it does make sense why the Red Wings rejected that.

According to Friedman, Detroit is looking for a young center.

Bystedt, 22, is a talented center and was a 2022 first-round pick, but he’s also been a bit of a project, who finally just made his NHL debut.

On the San Jose Sharks, 2023 No. 4 pick Will Smith and 2025 No. 2 pick Michael Misa profile as the realistic pivots who could be the centerpiece in a blockbuster trade, but it sounds like they’re not on the table so far.

Bystedt is more of a complementary asset for a defenseman of Edvinsson’s caliber.

Meanwhile, Chernyshov and Verhoeff are certainly significant assets and worthy centerpieces of a “serious offer”. But Chernyshov is a winger and Verhoeff is a defenseman.

“Probably why Detroit hasn’t done it,” SJHN’s source indicated.

Chernyshov, 20, is already an NHL force, a fast, powerful, and skilled 6-foot-3 winger, who’s already posted 11 goals and 23 points in 39 games with the San Jose Sharks, over parts of two seasons.

Verhoeff was the No. 9 pick of the 2026 Draft. Offering Verhoeff makes sense, as this No. 9 selection, originally acquired from the Ottawa Senators for William Eklund, was earmarked for top young defenseman Bowen Byram, who was eventually dealt to the Chicago Blackhawks for the No. 4 selection. Verhoeff is a 6-foot-4 right-hander, who’s gotten off to a slow start with the University of North Dakota with two assists in six games.

So no doubt, while Sharks GM Mike Grier appears to be holding back some of his very best trade assets — NHL scouts don’t necessarily see Simon Edvinsson as a future No. 1 defenseman, but more as a No. 2 — San Jose has come strong to the table for the 6-foot-6 shutdown left-hander, who’s just 23.

It’s San Jose Hockey Now’s understanding, also, that top young defenseman Sam Dickinson isn’t on the table, so far.

It could be, to some degree, a game of chicken.

RFA Edvinsson must sign by Dec. 1 to play this season. Interim Red Wings GM Shawn Horcoff has stated, on multiple occasions, that he’d like to re-sign Edvinsson. But if Edvinsson continues to want out, there aren’t a lot of premier young centers available on the market.

So who blinks first, Detroit or San Jose?