Daily Faceoff's Anthony Di Marco reports the Flyers could broker a three-team Dylan Larkin deal between the Red Wings and the Wild.
The Larkin file has been dragging for months. Minnesota has been aggressively pursuing the Detroit captain, and nothing has gotten across the line.
The catch is that Larkin doesn't have Philadelphia on his 10-team trade list. According to Di Marco, Flyers GM Daniel Brière has accepted that Larkin isn't coming, but he's willing to act as a facilitator anyway.
Philadelphia would reportedly absorb Wild forward Yakov Trenin, whose cap hit is $3.5 million, as long as the return makes sense for the Flyers. Trenin has 17 games played this season with two assists and no goals.
The idea is that every team gets closer to what it wants. Minnesota lands the top-line center, and Detroit pulls assets from two clubs instead of one.
What the Flyers would want back
For Philadelphia, the reported interest goes past taking on salary. Sources close to the team say the Flyers would be open to a deal centred around Wild center prospect Charlie Stramel and a future first-round pick, in exchange for Owen Tippett.
Stramel was the 21st pick in the 2023 draft and hasn't played an NHL game this season. Tippett has one goal and one assist through 11 games.
| GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | |
| 2026-27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 |
| Career | 818 | 278 | 371 | 649 | -98 |
The Red Wings, meanwhile, would reportedly receive an impact NHL player among the pieces coming back for Larkin. He has 6 points in 10 games this season, and he's 30.
On the Flyers' side, this is the smart play. They sit 30th in the NHL at 4-9-4 with a goal differential of -21, and a club in that spot should be collecting young players and picks, not holding a sniper who has one goal.
Montreal hasn't gone away either. Canadiens GM Kent Hughes is reportedly waiting for Larkin to add Montreal to his list of approved destinations.
Detroit has also reportedly looked at Boston, Los Angeles and Buffalo, but Larkin's camp has drawn a hard line. The Bruins lead the Atlantic Division at 11-4-1, which makes them the obvious name on that list, and they still haven't moved the needle.
The Flyers visit the Rangers tonight and the Canadiens host Utah. None of these frameworks has been confirmed by the teams involved, and Larkin's list still decides where he can go.
Should the Red Wings take a three-team deal for Dylan Larkin instead of waiting on his list to change?
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