The Detroit Red Wings traded veteran defenseman Olli Maatta to the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night, as the NHL's newest team tries to overcome significant injuries to its blueline.
Utah sent a 2025 third-round draft choice, previously acquired from the New York Rangers, to Detroit for Maatta, who carries a $3 million salary cap hit and is an unrestricted free agent after this season.
Maatta, 30, had played seven games for the Red Wings this season, averaging 15:52 per game on Detroit's third pairing. While he's yet to tally a point this season, Maatta had 4 goals and 14 assists in 72 games for Detroit in 2023-24.
Maatta is in his 12th NHL season, having played 691 career games for Detroit, Los Angeles, Chicago and the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he won two Stanley Cups.