GDT: Game 69: nice Red Wings at knights 8:00 pm et 3/22/25

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What kind of return are you looking for Larkin?
I’d only trade Larkin if we were getting a center of some sort back, or a guaranteed top pair defenseman. But our adequate C depth outside of him is so bad that I don’t think any trade with him would get back what he’s truly worth. Debrincat is a guy who I think could actually be traded for quite a bit this off season.
 
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What specifically are you hoping to get in return for Larkin? This is why it is easier said than done.
Let’s say you get a guy like nikishin and maybe stankoven for Larkin, big hypothetical, but a trade like that makes us better for 10 years, but hurts us in the short term. I’d honestly be okay with it, it would suck, but assets like that is what I’d be looking for. If you’re not getting assets like that back then there’s no point in trading him.
 
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He's better than Larkin IMO and a year younger. If the guy was 6'1" people would consider him a key core player. He backchecks, is solid defensively, competes every game, and is our best scorer by far.
Which is exactly why he’s our best bet to trade for significant pieces long term. Obviously the trade has to be right and for actual good players but you could really shore up your top 4d for a decade with one trade.
 
Some of you consistently expect a move to be made at the deadline or offseason - Yzerman has a track record of doing absolutely nothing - why would you expect anything else. It’s like the speculation on the future considerations for Walman - not happening, nothing there - is what it is.
 
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Compher and tarasenko both make 10 million combined, they together have less than 15 goals this season. If that doesn’t sum up our pro scouting…
Yep complete joke. Falls on yzerman, he has not been a good GM here, maybe good drafting but everything else he’s awful. You can’t only be good at 1 phase of roster building it has to be all 3 and right now he sucks at 2/3
 

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