Report: Red Wings’ Larkin prefers three trade destinations
It looks like Dylan Larkin has an idea of where he would like to be traded.
According to Detroit Free Press reporter Helene St. James, the Detroit Red Wings’ captain has provided the team with a list of three destinations he would accept a trade too.
Dylan Larkin has submitted a list of where he would like the Detroit Red Wings to trade him. It's only three teams long, and may need to expand. Details here: freep.com/story/sports/n…
The three teams are:
The Panthers made it to the Stanley Cup Final in the previous three seasons, winning in 2024 and 2025. The Golden Knights, who are currently in the Final, have appeared in it three times in their nine seasons of existence. As for the Wild, they are managed by Bill Guerin, who was the brains behind the U.S. men’s national team’s gold-medal victory at the 2026 Winter Olympics, a team Larkin was a part of.
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St. James, who has covered the Red Wings for more than a decade, also mentioned several other teams that could be added to Larkin’s list if Detroit is unable to work out a favorable deal with the above-mentioned options. Those teams include:
The report comes less than a week after several NHL insiders reported Larkin had requested a trade out of Detroit. The 29-year-old forward scored 34 goals and added 33 assists for 67 points with the Red Wings in 2025-26, with the the team missing the playoffs for the 10th straight season.
Larkin is under contract with Detroit through the 2030-31 season with a cap hit of $8.7 million. He has served as the franchise captain since 2020-21. His full no-trade clause runs through the 2027-28 season, then expands to a 10-team list.