The Larkin File Is Dying Quietly in a Filing Cabinet Somewhere
Johnston expects him in Detroit in September. The new GM inherits a reconciliation, not a trade.
Chris Johnston of The Athletic said it plainly: trade talks have 'gone quiet,' and he wouldn't be surprised if Larkin is still a Red Wing in September.
The four-team list hasn't moved — Florida, Minnesota, Vegas, Dallas. None of them have been able to meet Detroit's ask. The market is frozen.
Here's what changed: Yzerman stepped down July 15. And by multiple accounts, Larkin's trade request was tied specifically to his relationship with Yzerman, not to Detroit itself.
The new GM — whoever it is — inherits a reconciliation opportunity. If Larkin's issue was the GM and not the city, that issue just walked out the door. I'm at 0.72 on Larkin opening camp in Detroit. The trade that everyone assumed was inevitable might just never happen.