The Minnesota Wild may not have submitted a new offer for Dylan Larkin to the Detroit Red Wings; it may just be a standing offer of Danila Yurov and three first-round picks
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Jamison Coyle: “We got to ask you what’s the latest on Dylan Larkin. It sounds like there might be some rumblings out there that the Minnesota Wild have made yet another offer to try and acquire the centerman from Detroit. What are you hearing?”
Friedman: “I don’t know, honestly, Jamison. I don’t know if it’s another offer. I think it’s kind of just sort of the standing one that they have; they have something out there for him. And I know Bill Guerin, I think it was on NHL.com this week, kind of said, like only me and Detroit know what’s been offered out there, and other people are just talking. I guess, I guess I’m one of the people he’s directing that at.
But you know, we’ve been under the impression for quite some time now that he’s had an offer out there involving Yurov and three first-rounders. And to this point, you know, Detroit has not bit on that.
So we’ll see if it changes. We’ll see if, you know, Detroit’s feelings change or anything like that. But you know, one of the things we’re constantly working on is has Larkin expanded his list. But you know, as of (Friday) morning, I hadn’t heard anything changed.
You know, I do have to wonder just about, now, as Detroit has lost five in a row, like they, those guys were competing really hard, considering they’re missing the number one center and arguably their number two defenseman. And you know, I’m sure that the player, you know, Eric Johnson had some pretty pointed comments last night. And I’m sure the players in there were are kind of like, ‘Geez, I wish this was over. I wish maybe we were getting some help.’”
Coyle: “Elliotte, if it’s Yurov and three first-round picks, and that doesn’t wet the whistle…”
Jason Demers: “Like what in the hell do they want if it’s not those …”
Coyle: “A more elegant way of saying it.
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Friedman: “I just think that with the with the Red Wings, they want help now. And, you know, I do think it’s something that they’ve considered and tossed around internally that it will be very hard for them to get help now, I think that that has been some of the advice that they’ve received both internally and externally. But to this point, it hasn’t meant that they’ve wavered from their position.
And maybe they’re hoping that something develops where some something that with more help right away, can come to them. But to this point, it hasn’t happened.
And I think you know the thing about this that adds another layer to it is that I believe in Edvinsson’s case, they’ve asked for young centers or young players from other teams. So depending on when either one of these comes down, maybe it changes what they look for in the other deal.
But right now they’ve got a high bar for both deals, and they haven’t come down from it. The thing I just watch is I do watch guys, and you know, obviously Michael and Jason, you guys played in this league as the team starts to struggle, and they came out of the gate really well. But as the team starts to struggle, I wonder how that changes just the internal pressures on what they have to do.”
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