Overview
- Larkin formally asked for a trade in the offseason but holds full no-trade protection that gives him control over which teams he will accept.
- Sportsnet reporting says Larkin expanded an initial three-team list to roughly eight potential destinations, yet that flexibility has not produced a completed deal.
- An NHL insider relayed that Detroit’s asking price is effectively a “younger version of Dylan Larkin,” signaling the club is seeking a comparable younger top-line center in return.
- Salary-cap limits make most likely suitors unable to absorb Larkin’s roughly $8.7 million annual cap hit through 2030–31 without moving other players, blocking immediate fits.
- As the 2026–27 season opened, reported offers from Boston and Minnesota had not led to a trade, speculative proposals circulated publicly, Larkin was stripped of the captaincy, and his opening-night availability remained unsettled while Shawn Horcoff serves as interim GM.