Bruins Among 6 NHL Teams Linked To Young Star Defenseman

The Boston Bruins are continuing to be linked to one of the NHL's top trade candidates.

According to The Fourth Period, the Bruins are among six teams that are currently interested in Detroit Red Wings star defenseman Simon Edvinsson.

The Fourth Period reported that the Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, and Seattle Kraken are also linked to Edvinsson. 

"The Predators, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens and Seattle Kraken are some of the teams interested in acquiring Edvinsson," The Fourth Period wrote.

Hearing that the Bruins are still interested in Edvinsson is easy to understand. They would benefit by adding a star defenseman to their left side, and bringing in a young blueliner like Edvinsson would provide them with just that.

Edvinsson is currently a restricted free agent and reportedly would prefer to be traded by Detroit. Thus, it makes sense that he is generating a lot of interest around the NHL.

Edvinsson was very good for the Red Wings last season, posting nine goals, 25 points, 94 hits, and a plus-12 rating in 72 games. This was after he had seven goals, 31 points, 86 hits, and a plus-12 rating in 78 games for Detroit in 2024-25. With this, he has already shown plenty of promise at the NHL level and would be a very good player for Boston to add to their group.

Yet, the Bruins clearly have competition in the sweepstakes, with so many teams also being linked to him. It will be interesting to see if Boston can end up landing the Red Wings star.