Overview
- Dylan Larkin formally requested a trade earlier this month and initially gave Detroit a three-team no-trade list naming Florida, Minnesota and Vegas.
- Mid-June reporting says Detroit asked Larkin’s agent to broaden that list, which has opened the market and prompted more teams to engage in talks.
- Multiple outlets report the Florida Panthers were the first known team to submit a formal offer while the Minnesota Wild have been cast by some insiders as a leading suitor.
- Coverage makes clear Larkin’s full no-trade protections and contending teams’ salary-cap and asset limits complicate any deal and raise the price Detroit can demand.
- Negotiations remain active heading into the offseason and the draft with Detroit seeking substantial NHL-ready pieces or top assets and suitors weighing speculative packages.