Red Wings' Dylan Larkin trade update feels like trouble could be brewing

Dylan Larkin has requested a trade from the Detroit Red Wings.

Their front office, led by Steve Yzerman, doesn't seem to be in a hurry to get a deal done.

Larkin has a no-movement clause, which means he has to approve any destination. The reports indicate that Larkin likes the Panthers, Golden Knights and Wild.

Of course, that makes things that much harder on the Red Wings. If they've only got three teams to facilitate offers from for their captain, it's a lot more difficult to reach an agreement.

And that's why, as free agency opens on July 1, there hasn't been a Larkin trade yet.

Yzerman also sounds like someone who isn't going to just do something underwhelming here.

That's what Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman alluded to when he wrote in a new article on Wednesday, "Steve Yzerman would rather make no trade than what he thinks is a bad trade."

That one sentence could signal trouble.

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Would Larkin start to throw a fit if Detroit isn't making a move?

Would the Red Wings eventually cave and take a bad deal just to get rid of him?

Or is the Red Wings' team leader about to get into a staring contest with one of the franchise legends, Yzerman, who now is in charge of Larkin's future?

Any way you slice it, this drama could be entertaining to watch from the outside.

But for those in the Red Wings' building, it could get tricky.

They have the longest playoff drought in the NHL, and if they move Larkin, they have to do it right. They can't mess it up.

Right now, it's not clear whether a move will happen at all. But is inaction the best form of action here? There are a lot more questions than answers.

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