Red Wings land DeBrincat, agree to 4-year, $31.5M contract - ESPN

The Alex DeBrincat saga reached its conclusion Sunday with the Ottawa Senators trading the two-time 40-goal scorer to the Detroit Red Wings.

In return, the Red Wings sent forward Dominik Kubalik, prospect defenseman Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick to the Senators. Shortly after the Red Wings announced the trade, the team announced it signed DeBrincat to a four-year extension carrying a $7.875 million salary cap hit and a total of $31.5 million.

Per the Senators, the initial condition attached to the first-round pick is the Red Wings' having the option of sending either their 2024 first-round pick or the Boston Bruins' 2024 first-round pick — which the Red Wings acquired in the Tyler Bertuzzi trade in March. It comes with the caveat that if the Bruins' 2024 first-round pick is a top-10 pick, the Bruins will have the option to retain the pick and transfer their 2025 first-round pick to the Red Wings. The Red Wings will then have the option of sending that draft pick or their actual 2024 first-round pick to the Senators.

Ottawa's trade of DeBrincat comes a year and two days after the Senators acquired him from the Chicago Blackhawks. They got DeBrincat in exchange for the No. 7 pick of the 2022 NHL draft that eventually became prospect defenseman Kevin Korchinski, a 2022 second-round pick that became prospect forward Paul Ludwinski, and the Senators' third-round pick in 2024.

DeBrincat's departure from the Senators had been rumored — something Senators general manager Pierre Dorion confirmed at the NHL draft upon telling reporters that the club was not in any rush to move in order to find the best possible trade.

Getting DeBrincat gives the Red Wings a 25-year-old winger who has