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Red Wings’ Simon Edvinsson Out Until After Olympic Break

A 22-minute fixture next to Moritz Seider, the top-pair defender leaves Detroit leaning on internal options during his recovery.

Overview

  • Head coach Todd McLellan said Edvinsson will sit through the Feb. 6–24 Olympic pause, with the earliest return set for Feb. 26 at Ottawa.
  • The 22-year-old has a lower-body injury and has missed the past two games.
  • The schedule pause limits his absence to seven games in total, with five more before the break.
  • Detroit will juggle pairings, including using Jacob Bernard-Docker or Ben Chiarot with Moritz Seider, with assistant Trent Yawney managing matchups.
  • McLellan said the injury will not speed up trade-deadline plans, and it also removes Edvinsson from Sweden’s potential Olympic replacement pool.