Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin reportedly expanded his trade list by one team to include the Dallas Stars, but Detroit's reported request for Wyatt Johnston in return for Larkin was turned down.
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has not found what he deems an acceptable trade package for Dylan Larkin from the mere three teams he said he'd accept a trade to.
Despite various reports from outside sources that Larkin's camp had expanded that list by multiple teams, a new report from longtime beat writer Helene St. James of The Detroit Free Press indicated otherwise.
However, it looks as though Larkin may have expanded his list by one club to include the Dallas Stars, per fellow beat writer Ansar Khan of MLive.
The Stars are run by former Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill, but he reportedly shot down Detroit's request for goal-scoring forward Wyatt Johnston in return for Larkin.
Like Stars forward Jason Robertson, whom the Red Wings have also been linked to, Johnston cleared the 40-goal mark this past season. He's also signed for for the next four seasons with a reasonable $8.4 million cap hit, which is slightly less than the $8.7 million cap hit Larkin's contract carries over the next five seasons.
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Johnston was selected by the Stars in the opening round (23rd overall pick) of the 2021 NHL Draft, in which the Red Wings selected goaltender Sebastian Cossa with the 15th overall pick.
While Johnston is now one of the top players for the Stars, Cossa appeared in only one NHL game from the time he was selected by the Red Wings, and was traded to the Utah Mammoth late last month.
The Stars are in the midst of a difficult salary cap situation, while the Florida Panthers, Vegas Golden Knights, and Minnesota Wild, all of whom were on Larkin's original trade list, haven't been able to present an acceptable offer for him.
With each passing day that a deal isn't reached for Larkin, the chances of him having to report to Training Camp in the fall and make the best of an awkward situation rise.
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