Dylan Larkin expands trade list to ten NHL teams

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin has increased the number of teams he is willing to join to ten, an NHL source told ESPN on Tuesday. Larkin, who is under a no-trade clause, is in the fourth year of an eight-year, $69.6 million contract that averages $8.7 million against the salary cap.

Initially, Larkin identified three clubs – the Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights – as destinations he would accept without invoking his trade protection. Salary-cap constraints and the lack of an acceptable return kept him in Detroit through the offseason. After reporting to training camp, he was stripped of the team captaincy but returned to the lineup on Oct. 6, recording one goal and two assists in six games before the team's matchup with the Seattle Kraken.

According to the source, Larkin, 30, is now open to moving to at least seven additional clubs: the Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, Tampa Bay Lightning, Utah Mammoth and Washington Capitals. The expanded list was first reported by the Detroit Free Press.

Although Montreal Canadiens fans recently chanted “We Want Larkin!” during a Red Wings visit to the Bell Centre, the source indicated Larkin is not seeking a trade to a Canadian team.

Larkin, a 2014 first-round pick (15th overall), ranks 10th in franchise history with 646 points. He won a gold medal with the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics and has missed the playoffs in ten of his eleven NHL seasons, as the Red Wings continue a playoff drought that began in 2016.