Red Wings are crazy if they decline Wild's reported Dylan Larkin offer

Holding out for NHL-ready talent is insane when a team like the Minnesota Wild is making an incredibly valuable offer for 29-year-old Dylan Larkin, who wants nothing to do with Detroit hockey anymore. What is Minnesota offering? Apparently, multiple first-round picks and more. “It’s a futures-based offer based on what I think is a good young player, a contracted player — a veteran that makes decent money — and multiple first-round picks,” Russo said Thursday during an appearance on Daily Faceoff.He elaborated in his online story at The Athletic, saying Minnesota’s offer “could conceivably include a young center such as Danila Yurov or Charlie Stramel, a forward such as Ryan Hartman or Bobby Brink and multiple first-round picks.”That. Is. A. Haul. Yurov, 22, was the 24th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. Stramel, 22, was the 21st pick in the 2023 draft. Yurov is already making an impact in the NHL, and Stramel is likely going to be a regular in the NHL within a year. Adding multiple future first-round picks and a solid player like Hartman or Brink is a tremendous offer. Larkin is great, but he’s wanted out of Detroit since his early June trade request. Fans are booing him every time he steps on the ice, and now he’s benched himself while demanding a trade. The guy appears willing to accept a team suspension and sacrifice $41,000 per day to get out of town. “The offer is the offer,” Russo said during his Daily Faceoff interview.Good on Guerin for refusing to go any bigger, if that is indeed his offer. Heck, Yurov might be better than Larkin in a couple of years, which could make Minnesota look pretty bad if Larkin’s game deteriorates in his 30s while Yurov becomes a star, not to mention whatever Detroit gets out of Stramel and the first-round picks. If NHL analyst Scott Wheeler were in charge of the Red Wings, he’d have taken the offer long ago, not blinking after hearing how many valuable young assets Minnesota is will to part with. “This logic across teams has never made any sense to me,” Wheeler reacted on X/Twitter. “You can flip those first-round picks for what you want! Take the best package from a total value standpoint.”At this rate, Guerin is probably having to talk himself into keeping the offer on the table. It’s a lot to give up for Larkin, but if Larkin in Minnesota means more years with Quinn Hughes in a Wild sweater, then it’s worth it. Detroit needs to move on Larkin as soon as possible to avoid worsening what’s already a PR disaster, and they’d be stupid to decline Minnesota’s offer if it’s as valuable as has been reported. Related ArticlesWild put Brock Faber’s return-to-play protocol in motionQuinn Hughes gets the last laugh after relentless booing in VancouverWild contract extension saga with Quinn Hughes could be nearing an endWild fans can now watch games on DirecTV after new NHL agreementThis story was originally published by Bring Me The Sports on Oct 30, 2026, where it first appeared in the MN Wild section. Add Bring Me The Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.