DeBrincat's Future and Can Yzerman Land the Larkin Trade? - June 14th, 2026

This Detroit Red Wings podcast dives further into the Larkin trade request ordeal, focusing on Alex DeBrincat & Steve Yzerman weighing a possible hard reset. Hockeytown news & analysis breaks down Alex DeBrincat's looming contract decision and what a step-back season could mean for the roster.

(00:00) - Intro and Birthday Wishes We open with Evan's belated birthday (or is it Eric's?) and a look ahead to the draft and free agency.

(04:40) - Alex DeBrincat Contract Situation DeBrincat's extension could decide whether Detroit retools or tears it down — and why keeping him matters at all costs.

(16:10) - Yzerman's Path Forward The death-by-a-thousand-cuts problem in pro scouting and how a Larkin trade return shapes the next five years.

(29:35) - Simon Edvinsson Extension Talk Edvinsson's RFA deal, the eight-year window before the CBA change, and whether a bridge makes sense.

(36:00) - Darnell Nurse Trade Block What it'd take to even consider Nurse's contract, plus a wild Edmonton retention hypothetical.

(42:05) - NHL Awards Voting Kucherov edges McDavid for the Hart, and Moritz Seider lands the Red Wings' first Hart votes since a surprising name.

(45:50) - Prospect Profile: Keaton Verhoeff The right-shot North Dakota defenseman playing his true 17-year-old season in the NCAA, and why his ceiling is worth a gamble.

(53:30) - Prospect Profile: JP Hurlbert The Kamloops winger with a wicked shot who could fall to Detroit's range at 47th overall.

(58:34) - Overtime Patreon Questions Trade-request floodgates, Connor Hellebuyck rumblings, the Gibson goalie surplus, and an onion-eating sacrifice for McDavid.

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