The Detroit Red Wings are set to acquire a longtime NHL pest according to team reporter

As the Stanley Cup playoff field winnows down and the calendar creeps toward June, the NHL offseason is getting ready to heat up.

And for a Detroit Red Wings team that hasn't made the postseason since 2016, it's shaping up to be a big one for general manager Steve Yzerman.

The Red Wings came close to snapping that streak in each of the last two seasons but ultimately came up just short. Now, they enter this offseason with some clearly defined needs to make a better run at it in 2025-26. Detroit needs a top-six winger, ideally a top-four defenseman, and some more heaviness as they look to get harder to play against. If they can add the right depth forward to create a better-defined identity in their bottom six, all the better.

That's a lot to accomplish in one summer - especially when the bulk of NHL offseason business gets done in the span of a couple of weeks - and they might not be able to check all three boxes. But there are some intriguing names in each mold worth exploring.

Marchand, on the other hand, is 5 feet, 9 inches, though you'd never know it from how he plays. He thrives in the playoffs and was perhaps Florida's most impactful forward in Game 7 of the second round against the Maple Leafs. He brings all kinds of winning history, though at 37, there is always some question of how long he can keep it up.