Mrazek, who has one additional year on his contract at $4.25 million, heard his name as possible trade bait, but wasn't sure what to expect. While excited about rejoining the Wings, Mrazek does become part of a three-goaltender rotation with Lyon and Cam Talbot.

Sebastian Cossa has made steady progress in each of the past two seasons with the Grand Rapids Griffins and was an AHL All-Star this year. But it seems the Detroit Red Wings don’t believe he’ll be NHL-ready next season.

After facilitating a trade between the Kraken and Lightning earlier in the week, the Detroit Red Wings announced another deal ahead of the Trade Deadline on Friday afternoon. The Red Wings are sending out Joe Veleno to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Craig Smith and goaltender Petr Mrazek,