If The Minnesota Wild Want Detroit To Bite On A Dylan Larkin Trade, They May Have To Offer Joel Eriksson Ek As Part Of Trade Package

The Detroit Red Wings have reportedly recently turned down a trade offer for Dylan Larkin from the Minnesota Wild that included centre Danila Yurov, defenceman David Spacek and Minnesota's 2027 1st round draft pick. If Minnesota wants to get Detroit's attention for a Larkin trade, they will likely need to include their current top line centre Joel Eriksson Ek in a trade package. Minnesota may not want to offer Eriksson Ek though, as they seem to be hoping to have Larkin and Eriksson Ek as a 1-2 punch down the middle. Eriksson Ek also has a no movement clause in his contract and would need to approve a trade to Detroit. There's more here on Minnesota's efforts to acquire Dylan Larkin.