Red Wings land Alex DeBrincat in trade with Senators

The Alex DeBrincat saga has reached a conclusion. 

A trade for the Farmington Hills native and former Ottawa Senators winger will land him with his hometown Detroit Red Wings on a four-year extension worth $7.875 million annually, according to an announcement from the team Sunday night.

In return for DeBrincat, the Red Wings sent winger Dominik Kubalik, defense prospect Donovan Sebrango, a conditional 2024 first-round pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick. According to a release, Detroit will have the right to send either their own 2024 first-round pick or Boston's 2024 first-rounder, which was acquired in the Tyler Bertuzzi trade.

DeBrincat, who turns 26 in December, is a two-time 41-goal scorer, most recently in the 2021-22 season, his final with the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago drafted DeBrincat in the second round, 39th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. In five seasons with Chicago, DeBrincat collected 160 goals and 147 assists (307 points) in 368 games played.

Chicago traded DeBrincat to Ottawa last summer for pick Nos. 7 and 39 in the 2022 Draft and a third-round pick in 2024. In his one season with Ottawa, DeBrincat had 27 goals and 39 assists in 82 games.

Detroit’s last 40-goal scorer was Marian Hossa, who scored exactly 40 during his one and only season with the Red Wings. Detroit ranked 24th in goals scored last season and has seen several would-be contributors at winger leave over the last 12 months, including Jakub Vrana and Bertuzzi.

DeBrincat played youth hockey in the Detroit-based Victory Honda program. He spent three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Erie Otters before playing junior hockey and eventually landed with the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters.

nbianchi@detroitnews.com