Overview
- The Red Wings suspended Dylan Larkin without pay after he told the team he would not play for Detroit while awaiting a trade, with the club making the move on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Detroit has repeatedly signaled it will wait for a high-return package that includes multiple A-level prospects, a top-nine NHL-ready forward, and a first-round pick rather than accept mainly future assets.
- Larkin expanded an original three-team no-trade list to 10 teams and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported he could alter that list within 24 to 48 hours, which would change which offers Detroit can consider.
- The Minnesota Wild have been the most active suitor and say they have submitted multiple offers, but Detroit has rebuffed packages centered on prospect Danila Yurov and remains unswayed.
- Larkin is forfeiting about $41,000 per day while suspended, salary-cap limits constrain many potential suitors, and unconfirmed ideas such as a one-for-one Larkin-for-Kucherov swap have been floated but are not verified.