The Fourth Period offered an update on the Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane situations, based upon MLive’s Ansar Khan’s report that Larkin has added the Dallas Stars to his 3-team trade list of Vegas, Florida and and Minnesota:
According to Khan, the Red Wings initially asked the Stars for Wyatt Johnston in exchange for Larkin, but that was a non-starter for Dallas GM Jim Nill.
The Stars are believed to be willing to move restricted free agent sniper Jason Robertson to Detroit for Larkin, but such a move would require additional pieces involved and that has resulted in multiple hurdles, including whether Robertson would sign a long-term extension with Detroit, where he spends part of his off-season.
Several other teams have expressed interest in Larkin, including the San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken and New Jersey Devils, but Larkin has not yet been willing to significantly expand his list of teams, prompting Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman to declare he has not offered any guarantees to a move.
After discussing Larkin’s actual aggregate salary owed…
Larkin, who remains No.1 on TFP’s latest edition of its Summer Trade Watch list, has five years remaining on his contract and comes with an $8.7 million salary cap hit. He is owed $8 million in actual salary over the next three seasons, $7.6 million in salary in 2029-30 and $7 million in 2030-31. He turns 30 on July 30.
TFP merely repeats the scuttlebutt regarding Patrick Kane (i.e. no new news here):
Meanwhile, multiple reports suggest veteran winger Patrick Kane may not re-sign with the Red Wings, as a return to the Chicago Blackhawks has been speculated.
The Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs have also been linked to Kane, who has tallied 1,400 career points over his NHL career.
My belief is that Kane may very well be waiting for Larkin’s situation to resolve itself before #88, who shares Larkin’s agent in Pat Brisson, decides where he’s going to “land.”
