DeBrincat's Future and Can Yzerman Land the Larkin Trade? - June 14th, 2026
6/15/20261 hr 16 min
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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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to the Wing Wheel Podcast, the number one source for news, analysis, and discussion on the Detroit Red Wings, the NHL, and all things hockey. Here are your hosts, Ryan Hanna, Brad Krysko, and Evan Lobsinger.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:23
Well, Evan, happy belated birthday.
Evan Lobsinger· Host0:32
Oh, yeah. Thank you.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:33
You're about, what are you, 100 now?
Evan Lobsinger· Host0:36
I feel like it.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:36
But you actually have something to admit to the listeners and the viewers, and we forgot to bring this up. You finally ready to tell them that Evan's not your real name?
Evan Lobsinger· Host0:47
Oh, yes. Yeah, yeah.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:49
[laughs] Eric Lobsinger.
Evan Lobsinger· Host0:50
That's right. Yep.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:51
Eric Lobsinger. We had, one of the courses that we went to, they had like, they printed out like a welcome to the, you know, such and such club, and they had our names, and they had Eric Lobsinger. So Ken and I were calling Evan Eric the entire trip.
Brad Krysko· Host1:03
I thought it was Shay.
Ryan Hanna· Host1:04
Well, very many aliases. So happy birthday to whoever you are today. Actually, I mean yesterday.
Evan Lobsinger· Host1:12
Yes, thank you.
Ryan Hanna· Host1:12
You enjoyed it?
Evan Lobsinger· Host1:13
Always. Always.
Ryan Hanna· Host1:15
You're, you're-- I heard you're pretty warmed up for the prospect profiles this episode.
Evan Lobsinger· Host1:20
Yes. Well, the ones you were asking for us to talk about, I had strong opinions about when I thought about them for 6:00 a.m. episodes, but not- [laughs] ... not