Value of: Larkin to WSH

[illpucks]

Wings are not likely a playoff team. Larkin's best friend is Mantha (on the Caps). Any chance this happens and what return is needed for the Wings to do this deal?

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[Arthur Morgan]

Why trade one of their top young players?
Larkin imo fits into their timeline just fine
but I would assume they would want a prospect that has potential to be a number 1 C + more

 

[NameRequired]

This is a joke, right?

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Washington doesn't have what it would take.

 

[Martinez]

Close this

 

[dj Mahoney]

CAPs already have a better 2nd line Center, pass

 

[RedWingzz]

what's the value of Ovechkin to the Red Wings?

 

[Hodge]

If Stevie Y is as smart as everyone says he'll cash in on Larkin and Bertuzzi's career seasons. Detroit is years away from even making the playoffs in the Atlantic let alone competing for a Stanley Cup.

 

[lucaseider]

Larkin is literally the only top 6/potential top 6 center the wings have. Just can't trade him.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Wings are not likely a playoff team. Larkin's best friend is Mantha (on the Caps). Any chance this happens and what return is needed for the Wings to do this deal?

First off the Caps don't have the pieces to land Larkin, Secondly Larkin will cost anywhere from 8 x $8,500,000 to 8 x $9,000,000 on his next contract and the Caps can't afford it. Larkin is absolutely going nowhere and even if he were Washington doesn't make a good trading partners.

 

[Viqsi]

Wings are not likely a playoff team. Larkin's best friend is Mantha (on the Caps).

Funny, I remember regularly hearing his best friend is Zach Werenski.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Wings are not likely a playoff team. Larkin's best friend is Mantha (on the Caps). Any chance this happens and what return is needed for the Wings to do this deal?

First off not true, Larkin and Mantha have never been the best of friends. Larkin and Zach Werenski are the best of friends. So are we going to deal Larkin to Columbus? The answer is No. And i'm getting sick and tired of how Detroit is still a long ways away from competing. first off now one really know's that. Detroit will eventually have one of the better D cores in the league and our Goaltending should be better as well. 2-3 years away at the most and Larkin still fits our timeline.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

As a Caps fan I’d like to apologize for this thread. The OP always opens these ridiculous threads.

 

[ThePsychicSaw]

hahaha I am just drawn to terrible threads, and 90percent of them are illpucks; truly is amazing

 

[illpucks]

Washington doesn't have what it would take.

But they got Mantha?

 

[illpucks]

First off not true, Larkin and Mantha have never been the best of friends. Larkin and Zach Werenski are the best of friends.

Funny, I remember regularly hearing his best friend is Zach Werenski.

“It was shocking,” Larkin said. “It hurt. It was hard. We’ve been together for a long time and we’ve kind of grown up together and we still have a lot of growing to do but he’s one of my best friends in life."

Dylan Larkin praises Red Wings’ response on ‘tough day’ after Anthony Mantha trade

 

[illpucks]

As a Caps fan I’d like to apologize for this thread. The OP always opens these ridiculous threads.

Well as a Caps fan you would probably redo the Vrana trade and add ++ if it was Larkin instead of Mantha.

 

[SimonEdvinssonAtSix]

1st round pick in 22, 23, 24 and 25

 

[93LEAFS]

I think a lot of people have multiple people they consider very close or best friends. I'm sure he's close with both Werenski and Mantha. But, most people in professional hockey realize it's a business, and you may not play with your friends. I doubt Detroit has much interest in trading Larkin for anything but a better C who is the same age or younger, or a very dramatic overpayment. They have multiple nice young D-men or prospects, and have a great young winger plus some other good ones. I don't see why they would trade a good player in his mid 20's who plays the position their prospect pool and team is the weakest at.

 

[Kibe]

1st round pick in 22, 23, 24 and 25

Nah, rather McMichael, Lapierre, Lorio, 22 1st.

 

[Dr Quincy]

Wings are not likely a playoff team. Larkin's best friend is Mantha (on the Caps). Any chance this happens and what return is needed for the Wings to do this deal?

No, there is no chance this happens, and if they were to trade him they'd get more of what they need from other teams since WAS doesn't have anything that would make sense.

NHL GMs don't trade players so that they can be with their best friends. It's a business not a preschool.

 

[bernmeister]

If Stevie Y is as smart as everyone says he'll cash in on Larkin and Bertuzzi's career seasons. Detroit is years away from even making the playoffs in the Atlantic let alone competing for a Stanley Cup.

disagree

First off not true, Larkin and Mantha have never been the best of friends. Larkin and Zach Werenski are the best of friends. So are we going to deal Larkin to Columbus? The answer is No. And i'm getting sick and tired of how Detroit is still a long ways away from competing. first off now one really know's that. Detroit will eventually have one of the better D cores in the league and our Goaltending should be better as well. 2-3 years away at the most and Larkin still fits our timeline.

concur.
DET obv needs more depth, but they are legit, their higher end picks have made them bonafide as they turn the corner

No, there is no chance this happens, and if they were to trade him they'd get more of what they need from other teams since WAS doesn't have anything that would make sense.

NHL GMs don't trade players so that they can be with their best friends. It's a business not a preschool.

this ^. It's one thing to say a guy had chemistry with another guy previously, and to some extent that may or may not be part of a system. But to go play with your friend is never enough an incentive on its own for GMs to accommodate players, or even in a vacuum for players who are pushing to exit a club to go to a particular club.

Fox forced a trade to Rangers. But that was because he loved the club since he was a kid, not to hang with any particular player. Also NY is an international media market, which is another basis for incentive.

 

[Jerkbait]

Wings are not likely a playoff team. Larkin's best friend is Mantha (on the Caps). Any chance this happens and what return is needed for the Wings to do this deal?

No chance

 

[ThankGord]

Nope, no chance.

 

[RedHawkDown]

There is quite literally no package from Washington that would get it done. Like no combo of players