
Trade Pitch Has Red Wings Acquiring Star $51.2 Million Goalie in Major Deal
The Detroit Red Wings have a need for a starting goalie, and one trade pitch has them making a blockbuster deal to address it.
The website PuckPedia’s PuckGM tool lets users create their own trades. One user proposed a deal that would see the Red Wings acquire John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks in an offseason blockbuster.
Red Wings acquire:
- John Gibson
- 2025 fifth-round pick (Edmonton’s)
Ducks acquire:
- Sebastian Cossa
- Jonatan Berggren
- 2025 second-round pick
- 2025 fourth-round pick (Tampa Bay’s)
The proposed deal would be a blockbuster as Detroit gets a star goalie, while Anaheim gets a young goalie prospect and an NHL forward as well as two draft picks.
The Red Wings would acquire Gibson, who would be Detroit’s starting goalie. Gibson has two years left on his eight-year, $51.2 million deal with the Ducks. The star goalie would be Detroit’s starting goalie and anchor the most important position in hockey, which has been an issue for the Red Wings for years. Gibson went 11-11-2 with a 2.77 GAA and a .912 SV% last season.
In return, Detroit would trade Cossa, who’s one of the best goalie prospects. However, the Red Wings also have Trey Augustine, who could be a better goalie prospect, so Detroit rolls with him instead. Cossa was drafted 15th overall in 2021 and could form a tandem with Lukas Dostal.