Detroit Red Wings place Jakub Vrana on waivers

The Detroit Red Wings have placed forward Jakub Vrana on waivers, multiple NHL insiders reported Tuesday afternoon.

Vrana, 26, has one goal and one assist in two games with the Red Wings this season. He recently went through the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program and has played three games with the Grand Rapids Griffins on a conditioning stint.

The Red Wings originally acquired Vrana from the Washington Capitals in 2020 as part of a package for power forward Anthony Mantha. Vrana is signed through the end of the 2023-24 season at a $5.25 million NHL cap hit.

The Capitals originally selected Vrana in the first round (No. 13 overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft. The six-foot left winger made his NHL debut with the Capitals in the 2016-17 season and won the Stanley Cup with the team the following year.

Vrana has dealt with significant injury issues since joining the Red Wings, appearing in just 39 games with the team over parts of three seasons, but he’s been extremely productive when healthy. The Prague product has 22 goals and 32 points in those 39 games with Detroit.

Over his three-game AHL conditioning stint with Grand Rapids, Vrana has yet to record a point and is a minus-5. We’ll know by Wednesday afternoon whether Vrana will remain in the Red Wings organization or if he’ll be a member of a new team.

Through 323 games with the Capitals and Red Wings over parts of seven NHL regular seasons, Vrana has 98 goals and 189 points. He’s added three goals and eight points in 38 playoff games with Washington.