YZERMAN ACQUIRES FAULK, PERRON! Detroit Red Wings Trade Deadline Recap - Mar. 6th, 2026
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🗓️ 7 March 2026
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
This trade deadline emergency episode Detroit Red Wings podcast delivers immediate reaction to Steve Yzerman's trade deadline moves, including the Justin Faulk blockbuster, breaking down all three deals as the playoff push intensifies.
(00:00) - Trade Deadline Emergency Episode
Breaking down Yzerman's three moves: Faulk acquisition, David Perron's return, and Elmer Soderblom's departure.
(5:10) - Justin Faulk Trade Analysis
Faulk brings steady right-shot defense behind Moritz Seider, but the price tag includes an unprotected 1st round pick and Dimitri Buchelnikov.
(23:50) - David Perron Comeback
Perron returns on an expiring deal for a conditional pick that escalates if Detroit reaches the second round.
(35:05) - Elmer Soderblom to Pittsburgh
Soderblom heads to the Penguins for San Jose's 2026 third-round pick in a space-making move.
(42:10) - Deadline Winners and Losers
How Detroit's moves stack up across the league and what it means for Todd McLellan's playoff chances, as well as what this mean's for Axel Sandin-Pellikka's role on the defense behind Seider, Edvinsson, Chiarot, and now Faulk. Also, how can this help Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond, Patrick Kane, and Alex DeBrincat on offense? Did Yzerman succeed, or was missing out on Rasmus Ristolainen, Robert Thomas or Vincent Trocheck still a miss?
(57:45) - Overtime Mailbag
Your questions on the trades, cap implications, and whether Yzerman overpaid for immediate help.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Wingwheel podcast, the number one source for news, analysis, and discussion on the Detroit Red Wings, the NHL, and all things hockey. |
| 0:19.2 | Here are your hosts, Brian Hanna, Brad Criscoe, and Evan Lopsinger. |
| 0:28.6 | I know the focus is on Justin Falk, but Eisenman just said, |
| 0:34.3 | David Perron is expected back in the roster in 14 days, barring a setback. |
| 0:39.8 | That's March 20th. |
| 0:41.6 | March 24th, the Ottawa senators are in town. |
| 0:46.4 | As is now former teammate, Arden Zubb. |
| 0:51.6 | I don't advocate for anyone to get injured. |
| 0:56.2 | I'm just saying the funniest possible thing to come out of this could potentially happen. |
| 1:04.4 | And Evan, you got your lunatic back. |
| 1:07.5 | It was our lunatic we had at home. |
| 1:10.6 | That's right. |
| 1:11.3 | You made the analogy last episode, Brad, of we have candy at home when I went on my whole speech about how when you overpay, it's like getting candy from the checkout. |
| 1:19.5 | And Isamond did say we have lunatics at home, but he also grabbed some candy from the checkout this time around. |
| 1:25.8 | Well, he was just on vacation. |
| 1:28.0 | Now he's home again. Now he's home again. |
| 1:29.2 | Now he's home again. Yeah. I can't believe we're doing this. An actual emergency episode for the trade deadline. Oh, I thought we were always going to do this. You thought we were going to do this for a David Perron trade? Actually, we may actually. Now we wouldn't have. I would have probably had to blackmail you two to show up here, but okay, folks, the |
| 1:49.2 | NHL trade deadline has come and gone and at the buzzer, the Red Wings made a decently |
| 1:55.0 | big splash and one that we've been talking about for some time. |
| 1:58.7 | Some moves not made, a big move on defense made and here to talk |
| 2:03.4 | you about all of it welcome to the wing wheel podcast discussing the n-h-l trade deadline the red |
| 2:08.8 | wings trades and more as steve isman just wrapped up speaking in media i'm one of your hosts |
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