The Detroit Red Wings in the 2024-25 season missed the playoffs by five points, extending their playoff drought to nine consecutive seasons. The Red Wings were led by Lucas Raymond, who had 80 points on 27 goals and 53 assists. He led the team in points and assists. Alex DeBrincat led the team in goals. This season, the Red Wings used five different goalies. Cam Talbot was the primary goalie as he made 47 appearances, going 21-19-5 with a 2.93 goals-against average, a .900 save percentage, and two shutouts. They also used Alex Lyon, Ville Husso, Petr Mrazek, and Sebastian Cossa. Detroit traded Husso to the Anaheim Ducks and then later acquired Petr Mrazek from the Chicago Blackhawks. Their top goalie prospect, Cossa, made his NHL debut, picking up a win as he came in, in relief, and stopped two of the 14 shots he faced.
According to Jeff Marek of Daily Faceoff has reported that the Red Wings as well as the Utah Mammoth are in the goalie market this offseason. The Detroit Red Wings will have Mrazek and Talbot under contract for the 2025-26 season. Lyon is a free agent, and Cossa is expected to start the season in Grand Rapids of the AHL. So what exactly are they looking to do? Could one of Talbot or Mrazek be traded? Could they sign a goalie and trade one as they await Cossa taking over the net? It remains to be seen what the ultimate goal is for the Red Wings in the net. The Red Wings have had a goalie carousel since the retirement of Jimmy Howard. So, who could be available for the Detroit Red Wings this offseason?
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Detroit Red Wings Goalie Options
Trade:
John Gibson
Gibson’s name has been floated around for trades for quite a while. This may be the offseason he gets moved after Lukas Dostal seemingly took over the net in Anaheim. Gibson went 11-11-2 this season with a 2.77 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage.
Jordan Binnington
Binnington’s name started circulating following the Four Nations Faceoff. St. Louis then went on a winning streak, and the Blues held Binnington, ultimately making the playoffs. Binnington went 28-22-5 with a 2.69 goals-against average, a .900 save percentage, and three shutouts.
Unrestricted Free Agents:
Jake Allen
Allen would be a nice option for the Red Wings on a short-term deal. He went 13-16-1 with a 2.66 goals-against average, a .906 save percentage, and four shutouts for the Devils.
Alexander Georgiev
Georgiev was a name I wanted the Red Wings to trade for in 2022 before he was moved to Colorado. This season, he played in 49 games between the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks. He went 15-26-4 with an .875 save percentage and a 3.71 goals-against average.
Vitek Vanecek
Vanecek spent this past season with the San Jose Sharks before being traded to the Florida Panthers. He combined to appear in 25 games, going 5-14-4 with a 3.62 goals-against average, an .884 save percentage, and a shutout.
Daniel Vladar
Vladar would be an interesting option for the Red Wings. This season in 30 games for the Flames he went 12-11-6 with a 2.80 goals-against average, a .898 save percentage, and two shutouts.
Ilya Samsonov
Samsonov would be a piece that could be a 1A-1B for the Red Wings. He went 16-9-4 this season with a 2.82 goals-against average, a .891 save percentage, and two shutouts.
Alex Lyon
Is a potential reunion with Lyon an option? He had made 30 appearances for the Red Wings this season, going 14-9-1 with a .896 save percentage, a 2.81 goals-against average, and a shutout.
Ville Husso
Husso’s time in Detroit didn’t go great, but could he be an option? Between Detroit and Anaheim, he made 13 appearances, going 2-6-3 with a 3.47 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage.
Restricted Free Agents:
Devon Levi
Levi will likely stay in Buffalo, but if Detroit could snag him and have him be a 1A and 1B for the future with Cossa, it would be a solid tandem. In nine games with Buffalo this season, he went 2-7-0 with an .872 save percentage and a 4.12 goals-against average. In 42 games in the AHL, he went 25-13-6 with a .919 save percentage, a 2.20 goals-against average, and seven shutouts.
Daniil Tarasov
Tarasov is an interesting name to watch as far as RFAs. Columbus has Elvis Merzlikins, and they love Jet Greaves, so is Tarasov likely an option? In 20 games with Columbus, he went 7-10-2 with a 3.54 goals-against average, an .881 save percentage, and a shutout. In two games with AHL Cleveland, he went 1-1-0 with a .908 save percentage and a 2.96 goals-against average.
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Detroit Red Wings Goalie Wrap-Up
As usual, Steve Yzerman has people guessing what the plan is between the pipes for the 2025-26 season. There are good options available, whether he wanted to go with a backup or a future 1A-1B situation. The plan likely is that Talbot stays and Mrazek is a potential to be moved, but it’ll be an interesting offseason for sure for the Detroit Red Wings, with the main goal being to bring back Patrick Kane and try to get another top-six scorer.
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Ya. That’s what we need – another goalie……….
Com’on! If you have ANY hockey sense whatsoever – DRW needs a good D man and a
n outstanding 2nd line center. Make a play for Morgan Geekie for $7MM/yr over 6years. It would cost a first and third in 2026!