Although there are still trade rumors regarding Simon Edvinsson and Dylan Larkin, are the Detroit Red Wings any closer to moving either player?
In recent weeks, Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin and defenseman Simon Edvinsson have been the subject of a lot of rumors. Larkin is requesting a trade and is now holding out, while Edvinsson is in contract talks and reportedly favors a trade.
While speculation about the Larkin and Edvinsson stories continues, Nikita Kucherov’s contentious separation from the Tampa Bay Lightning front office has recently eclipsed them.
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet said on Saturday that Larkin might modify his 10-team trade list. He stated that it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for some of these teams, such as the Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights, and Florida Panthers, to make him offers.
This is due to the fact that they are lacking in trade assets, salary cap space, or they already have enough centers. Larkin may remove certain clubs from his list and maybe add others, according to Friedman.
That might thrill Montrealers, since some Canadiens supporters tried to entice Larkin by shouting his name on October 10 when the Red Wings played the Habs at the Bell Centre.
Nicolas Cloutier of TVA Sports recently examined the potential cost of acquiring Larkin for the cap-strapped Canadiens if he agreed to a trade to Montreal. He believed that a package including forwards Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook, defensemen Adam Engstrom, and prospect winger Alexander Zharovsky may be effective.
Unless he is eventually moved somewhere else, don’t anticipate the talk about Dylan Larkin to Montreal dying down anytime soon. Nevertheless, he’s reportedly getting lots of calls about the skilled young blueliner.
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Unless Dylan Larkin is eventually dealt somewhere else, don’t anticipate the conversation about him going to Montreal to cease anytime soon.
If the Red Wings become desperate to trade Larkin, they may be interested in doing so. Nevertheless, it’s irrelevant as long as his list is made up entirely of American clubs. The Minnesota Wild is supposedly still his favorite location.
The 23-year-old restricted free agent Edvinsson is expected to be signed by Shawn Horcoff, the interim general manager of the Red Wings. However, he is reportedly receiving several calls about the young and experienced blueliner.
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet recently stated that the Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, San Jose Sharks, and Seattle Kraken were among the teams giving Edvinsson “a long look.” He stated that the Sharks had had “significant discussions” with the Red Wings, to the point of making a serious offer that was turned down.
Friedman said that the Red Wings also contacted some of those teams about their young centers. They may have been interested in Shane Wright or Matthew Wood prior to the two being exchanged on Sunday.
The Sharks have young centers such as Filip Bystedt, Michael Misa, and Zack Ostapchuk, as San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng noted. He afterwards mentioned a source claiming that “up for grabs” were defenseman Keaton Verhoeff, winger Igor Chernyshov, and Bystedt, but he was unsure of the combo that was given.
What a potential Blues offer for Edvinsson might entail was debated by Jeremy Rutherford and Max Bultman of The Athletic. Center Dalibor Dvorsky, they said, might have to be a part of the comeback.
