I don't want Maata here. Rather trade for Martinez. Or Pettersson if he's available. Try to sign Lindholm.

Not a fan of Maatta, and Washington wouldn't be a fit for Leddy.

Why wouldnt Leddy be a good fit?

Caps shouldn’t give up a 3rd for 3rd pairing 30 year old rental

At the moment, I don't expect Martinez to be available, and I'm not sure what the actual cost would be in a trade. There are so many different proposals in CF that have Detroit sending a high 2022 draft pick and a top prospect to Vegas. That is definitely not something Yzerman would do.

I too like Pettersson, but the cost may be too expensive (probably at least a 2022 2nd round pick and a top prospect. Detroit also has multiple very good LD prospects in the pipeline, so Yzerman may stay the course with his plan.

As far as signing Lindholm, I fully expect new GM Verbeek to address his contract extension first thing in his tenure. That led me to signing a stop gap for 3 years while our LD prospects mature and integrate into the roster over that time. Maata should be a decent TDL acquisition for a playoff contender as his contract expires in 3 years.

Leddy isn't an upgrade to Orlov or Fehervary, and the 3rd round pick could be used for better things than a 3rd pairing D man who would be playing alongside a defensive blackhole in Justin Schultz.

Yzerman isn't dealing Adam Erne, And fat chance that Yzerman accepts a 3rd round pick for Nick Leddy at $2,750,000 it's a late 2nd or Yzerman will just hold onto him.

Most everyone has Yzerman trading Namesnikov, but Vlad was around the Wings when SY was playing with his uncle, Slava Kozlov. Vlad had a home here in the offseason before he was signed as a FA. IMO His great attitude, professionalism, ability to play on any line, and his love for being a Red Wing will keep him here for the foreseeable future.

With that in mind, I expect Erne to be the odd man out, especially since he is the type of player playoff teams desire to add to their lineup and his value probably will never be higher.