Detroit Red Wings Continue To Ponder Dylan Larkin Trade Offers

Saturday, July 25, 2026
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The Detroit Red Wings are searching for their new general manager, and soon, they could be searching for a new captain. Dylan Larkin has requested a trade, sparked from his on-and-off again relationship with Steve Yzerman, and despite Yzerman being relieved of his duties, and moved into a different role, Larkin prefers to be dealt, and start a new chapter of his career.

Larkin, 29, has five seasons left on his contract at a very reasonable $8.7 million, and he's submitted a list of four teams he'd be open to moving to, including the Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights, and Minnesota Wild. There's been multiple other teams reach out with offers, and if there's one dark horse team to keep an eye on, it's the Philadelphia Flyers. Larkin's close to several of the Flyers players and has been seen spending a lot of time at, and away from the rink.

Daily Faceoff's Matt Larkin recently highlighted Larkin's situation and provided the latest details on what's going on:
The hammer dropped in June when Detroit Red Wings captain Larkin, fed up after 10 consecutive playoff misses, asked for a ticket out of Hockeytown, requesting he be traded to the Minnesota Wild, Vegas Golden Knights or Florida Panthers. Then-Wings GM Steve Yzerman publicly dug his heels in, insisting Larkin had five years left on his deal and that Detroit was under no obligation to force a trade if it didn’t feel right. But now Yzerman is out as GM, having stepped down from the post last week. Given Larkin had a frosty relationship with Yzerman, does his departure increase the odds of Larkin staying? He’s a Michigan native, don’t forget. Then again, given the fan base’s understandably charged reaction to him asking out, there may be no turning back. 
Still, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to see it happening before training camp. For one, Detroit, uh, needs a GM in place to make the trade. Secondly: Larkin’s three-team list, which expanded to four with the Stars, consists of four teams who are seriously lacking in cap space at the moment, meaning they’d have to move some important players out to make a deal work. The Wild still seem like the frontrunner.

It feels like it's just a matter of time before the Red Wings name a new GM, they try to keep Larkin, he holds firm on his demands, and a deal materializes between Detroit and Minnesota.

  

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