Article: The Wild Should Go All-In On A Dylan Larkin Trade

[Kalisha Turnipseed]

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[Dis-allowed display name]

I have this feeling about the Wild.  They are not winning the cup this year.  They are not winning the cup this year.  They are not winning the cup this year.

Any trade should be looked at long term.  If it brings an awesome top 6 at the right salary for years to come without giving up too much, great.  If not wait for the offseason.

And as far as trading Jiricek, we sent a 1 and a 2 for him.  So if you trade him, you are losing a high value young defenseman, a 1 and a 2 that you already gave up.   The player you get in return better be a home run or you just fleeced yourself.

[SkolWild73]

I think this is the definition of a fantasy trade.  This is a team that has a very good young core with Larkin at 28, Raymond at 22, DeBrincat at 27 and Casper at 20 at forwards and Seider at 23 on D.  These are 5 of the top 8 scorers on the team.  For a team that has went from 74 to 80 to 91 points and just missing the playoffs, to right now being in the playoffs, I can't see a world where they trade their captain who is signed for 6 more years.

Edited 8 hours ago by SkolWild73

[Willy the poor boy]

19 minutes ago, Dis-allowed display name said:

I have this feeling about the Wild.  They are not winning the cup this year.  They are not winning the cup this year.  They are not winning the cup this year.

 

[MNCountryLife]

Our D core will soon be Brodin, Faber, Mids, Zeev and Jiricek.  Those will be 5 extremely solid D players.  Our Forward core will be Kirill, Boldy, Ek, Rossi, Foligno, Ogren, Marat and Yurov.   Sure feels like something special will need to happen to our prospect list or trade grade to compete for the cup.

[Citizen Strife]

As if Detroit would trade their best player.  They are like Ottawa: one of these years has to be a playoff year, right?

[OldDutchChip]

Detroit should probably be looking to trade Larkin and Debrincat for a mini rebuild 

but trade them to anyone but wilD

if Wild would go after him, I imagine Detroit asking for much more than Ohgren

Regardless - pass on him

[mnfaninnc]

Let's dissect this a bit. First off I loved the title. To me, this would be maybe the best target out there. But let's get real first.

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the Wild should target Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, who may be available if Detroit doesn’t make the playoffs.

Ok, for starters, this is an offseason trade. That's good. And, we can afford this cap and the term. I also agree that he would thrive here. But, really, does anyone think that Yzerman doesn't love this player? Unfortunately it is highly unlikely that he is available regardless of what Detroit does.

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If anything, this is likely where they give up a forward like Liam Ohgren, who’s projected to become a 20- to 30-goal scoring forward at the NHL level. If the Wild want to keep Rossi in the organization along with Yurov and Buium, then parting ways with Ohgren makes sense. 

The Wild don’t have a first-round pick in this year’s draft. They would likely have to give up more capital, such as a second-round pick combined with a third-rounder in a different year. However, they should also include David Jiricek, and the Wild already used hefty draft capital and Daemon Hunt to acquire him. 

The Red Wings are desperate for right-shot defensemen. They only have Moritz Seider on the right side of their top pair. They need a second-pairing defenseman to improve their top four, and Jiricek fits the description. At 6-foot-4, 204 lbs., Jiricek has similar size to the 6-foot-3, 205 lbs. Seider. However, they are different players. Jiricek is the offensive-minded defensive, while Seider brings a defensive approach. 

This is where the article goes sideways. Ohgren is not a dangle, at least at this point. He hasn't shown enough this year for anyone to consider him a centerpiece get in a blockbuster deal. But, yes, OgZ would be the most replaceable forward we've got. From our perspective, heck yeah, from Detroit's, I see a bunch of scratching heads from the fans.

Trade Jiricek? Perhaps Detroit was originally in on him. But this is a type of player the Wild do not have in their system and a very difficult one to replicate. If I'm Guerin, this is not a piece I'm trading. 

Also, getting a 2nd and 3rd round pick in separate drafts is not the same as a 1st. 1sts are way more valuable. It would take the 2026 1st and that draft is supposed to be a pretty good one. 

Now, to support the ridiculousness of Detroit being "desperate for an RHD," their #1 prospect is Axel Pellikka who is reportedly tearing up the SHL. He's only 5'11", but this is your 2nd D behind Seiter. Wheeler ranked the Detroit prospect pool at 5th, so sending them a bunch of those guys isn't really the way to go either.

Let's face it. Detroit is a year or 2 behind the Wild in a rebuild. They're about to get some real exciting players and already have a top line in place. Cossa, the goalie taken ahead of The Wall is now in Grand Rapids. They've got another one in Michigan State. 

Don't get me wrong, if Larkin were available, I'd be very, very interested. But as far as matching up with what Detroit needs and what we have to offer, I just don't see the match. They look like they're about to fill a lot of spots internally and have a bright future. I just don't see how we could pry Larkin loose here, especially since they have NO #1 Cs in their pipeline. It would be dumb to give up on Larkin who wants to be there, and dumb is not a term used in the same sentence with Yzerman.

I wonder how many blog people on other sites have written about how they can acquire Eriksson Ek? I'm sure they've already acquired him for spare parts and a couple of draft picks, maybe not even 1sts. 

Kalisha is right about one thing. This would be a better get than Boeser.

[1Brotherbill]

I would do this trade if we keep Jiricek.  He is a right shot defenseman which like you say is desirable.  So the Wild desire that as well.  I think Ohgren and Larkin are going to be basically the same player a point per game player.  So, the team doesn't lose offense on this trade.  Losing Jiricek would mean we lose a ton of offense.  He is probably going to score 40 to 60 points a year going forward.  Anything else in the system won't score that much.  

It's all about putting the puck in the net.  The Wild need to do it more. 

[Patrick]

Possibly the stupidest article ever written on this or any other site. 

[RedLake]

Lmfao. You'd have to give up boldy and Faber just to have a conversation. How about let's move the Mild to Quebec City.