How will the Red Wings survive Dylan Larkin trade drama?

The Detroit Red Wings are still trying to navigate what steps are needed in dealing captain Dylan Larkin, who earlier this spring requested a trade from the club that drafted him in 2014.

There’s been several reports about which teams want him and what packages are available, but so far, Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has yet to pull the trigger on a trade. Over the weekend, Yzerman went to say there’s “no guarantees” of trading Larkin ahead of next season.

On Monday’s episode of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Jonny Lazarus and former NHL goaltender Carter Hutton are joined by The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta to discuss Larkin’s future in Detroit and what’s next for the Red Wings front office.

Carter Hutton: My biggest question right now is the Red Wings, and Steve Yzerman’s relationship with the fan base. What do the Wings do now just to survive this Dylan Larkin trade drama and everything that’s surrounded the club so far?

David Pagnotta: Their preference is to get talent back, and I think, for now anyway, it’s proven to be difficult. Most teams are looking at packages that revolve around future assets. That’s why teams are also knocking on the door in terms of Alex DeBrincat and where his future is at with Detroit.

I think the preference would have been to get a deal done before the end of the weekend, and now we’re into Monday, so obviously it didn’t happen. We’ll see how much longer this gets prolonged; as we all know, Steve Yzerman is willing to wait this out and get a return that he deems worthy of making this trade.

But again, it’s going to be a matter of, “How much can I improve now vs. how much more valuable are the future packages?” That’s going to set them back, and are they willing to do that? That’s one of the things that’s being weighed out by the sounds of things.

You can watch the full segment and the rest of the episode here…