Red Wings open to long-term deal with Simon Edvinsson

The Detroit Red Wings are trying a new strategy in an effort to get Simon Edvinsson under contract. After initially looking for a bridge deal with the restricted-free-agent defenceman, the Red Wings have now made some longer-term offers, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on 32 Thoughts: The Podcast on Monday. “I do think one of the things that’s happened in this is that Detroit has moved off the bridge,” Friedman said. “I think they’re agreeable to a bridge, but I think they’ve also made some longer-term offers. I would assume it’s not five years because that would tie him up with…