Red Wings Linked to 29-Goal Scorer With Playoff Experience
The Detroit Red Wings missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. Heading into the offseason, the pressure is on the team to make the postseason sooner rather than later. Especially with their centennial season just around the corner.
There are a number of areas the Red Wings could address this summer. However, one topic on the mind of Detroit fans is the top-six. Max Bultman of The Athletic was asked about potential top-six options in a recent mailbag. New York Rangers star Chris Kreider was named as one option. But he was not the only New York player mentioned.
Veteran forward Anders Lee is a free agent at the end of the 2025-26 season. The 34-year-old can still play, having scored 29 goals and 54 points this past campaign. With him being a rental, Bultman believes the Red Wings could swing a deal with the New York Islanders.
“The other name that comes to mind, also in the New York area, is Anders Lee. The Islanders are hard to predict because they don’t have a GM right now, but in theory, Lee (who has one year left on his contract and is soon to be 35) would add the exact kind of hard offense the Red Wings need,” Bultman wrote in his recent mailbag.