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Red Wings trade Jakub Vrana to Blues for 7th round pick and AHLer

Fri, 03 Mar 23 14:27:24 +0000

Sean Shapiro Associate Editor

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The Detroit Red Wings parted ways with Jakub Vrána on Friday, trading him to the St. Louis Blues for a seventh-round pick and prospect Dylan McLaughlin.

Detroit will retain 50 percent of Vrana's season for the remainder of this season and the next.

Vrana had a checkered season in Detroit. After opening the season with the Red Wings he missed time as he checked into the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, after returning from the program he was waived and unclaimed and spent time in the AHL.

Over the past two weeks the Red Wings played him a couple times, with hopes of showcasing him for a trade.

Even with 50 percent retained the Red Wings limited the long-term cap implications of parting with Vrana because a buyout, which seemed likely, would have been spread out over multiple seasons.

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