Oilers Not on Larkin's List Of Trade Locations
The Red Wings captain shortlists three contenders for a potential trade, prioritizing tax-friendly destinations and top-line roles over a chance to join McDavid and Draisaitl in Edmonton.
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Yeah, difficult spot for Detroit, and kind of surprising 'cause Larkin's a Michigan kid, and you think, well, he's wanting out of- I know his town.
But you look at, you know, his playoff stats, Katie, like he's played more You know, I s- I think it was Greg Wyshynski from ESPN tweeted this.
Yes.
He played more Olympic games than he had- He did playoff games in his career, and- Wow he's only played at one Olympics, so.
Yeah.
Yep.
It is not a good- 11 years of- Yeah.
Yeah, not, not great.
Yeah, so, you know, he wants to be on a playoff team.
He got a taste of winning at the Olympics, where he won gold, so it's not entirely surprising.
He also just saw his good buddy Quinn Hughes, you know, will his way out of Vancouver- Other captain to go to Minnesota, and look how happy Quinn Hughes has been since that decision was made.
So, a lot of teams are gonna want Dylan Larkin.
You know, aside from what he does on the ice, Ryan, like this guy's just a, a leader through and through, right?
Yeah.
And, you know, one of those guys that I think everyone loves to play with, loves having as a teammate.
So let the bidding war begin- because I imagine there's gonna be 31 teams going, "Hey, can we fit in Dylan Larkin, and what it w- what's it gonna cost to get him on our team?"
Yeah.
Ryan, give us your immediate crazy predictions that we love that you provide us with the what if.
Yeah.
I mean, people are talking about Minnesota, but, I mean, they don't have the cap space to make that move, unless it's a hockey trade.
A center though.
They need a center.
They do, but they would have to move, like, Jonas Brodin.
Hughes is besties with Larkin.
They're all gonna leave.
Yeah.
So it, it really depends, like 'cause if it's Minnesota, it can't be futures, because they need to move some cap space, and- Right do you want to move Jonas Brodin?
I don't know if you do.
One th- a, a couple of quick thoughts.
Would the New York Islanders be an option if they did a sign and trade with Anders Lee?
'Cause we know that they're negotiating with their captain right now, and it's maybe, you know, kind of far apart between the s- two sides.
So that way, if you're Detroit, if you're Steve Yzerman, you're like, look, Larkin wanna leave, but I got a really good player.
He might not be Dylan Larkin, but he's not too far off, and he's definitely a leader.
Another captain.
But And then, and then what about Montreal?
Yeah.
If you had a Nick Suzuki, Dylan Larkin pair down the middle as your one, two centers.
Wow.
And then, obviously, you've had Jake Evans, who's, you know, your prototypical shutdown center, like that's pretty good.
And Montreal definitely has the assets to make that trade happen.
So, keep an eye on the Habs, and we know they can win.
