Red Wings trade rights to Timashov to Islanders for future considerations

Associated PressDecember 11, 2020 - 6:30pm

Dmytro Timashov during his time in Toronto. (Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP)

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings traded the rights to forward Dmytro Timashov to the New York Islanders for future considerations.

UPDATE: The #RedWings have traded the rights to forward Dmytro Timashov to the New York Islanders in exchange for future considerations. pic.twitter.com/Ez2ZU6dho1

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) December 11, 2020

TRADE:

To New York #Islanders:
F Dimytro Timashov (signing rights)*

To Detroit #RedWings:
future considerations

*If NY does not sign Timashov for the 2020-21 season, he will still remain on their Reserve List until July 1, 2024.https://t.co/pOmLyOX15A

— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) December 11, 2020

Timashov, the Ukrainian-born Swede who turned 24 in October, appeared in five games with the Red Wings in 2019-20 after the team claimed him off waivers from Toronto on Feb. 24. In 44 career NHL games with Detroit and Toronto, he has four goals and five assists.

The Maple Leafs drafted Timashov in the fifth round in 2015.

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