Larkin's Trade List, Cossa Trade Rumors, and Babcock Returning to the NHL? - June 10th, 2026
6/11/20261 hr 25 min
This chaotic Detroit Red Wings podcast digs into the latest Red Wings trade rumors as Dylan Larkin's trade list potentially expands & Sebastian Cossa's suitors emerge. Hockeytown news and analysis breaks down Yzerman's potential returns from Utah, Dallas, & others, plus the Mike Babcock to Edmonton madness.
(00:00) - Intro
The Larkin saga, Cossa rumors, Babcock, and a high-octane Stanley Cup Final - what is happening in June?
(05:25) - Dylan Larkin's Trade List Maybe Expands
Helene St. James reports the initial three teams (Minnesota, Vegas, Florida). Pierre LeBrun follows with Yzerman going back to Pat Brisson to push for more - Dallas, Tampa Bay, and Utah enter the chat.
(21:10) - Potential Suitors Breakdown
What a Jason Robertson or Mavrik Bourque package from Dallas could look like, why Utah and Montreal might offer the best return, and whether Macklin Celebrini's Sharks should be sniffing around (Misa?).
(35:10) - Sebastian Cossa Trade Rumors
Edmonton's interest, Kevin Weekes pointing to the Utah Mammoth, and how packaging Cossa with Larkin could bridge the gap to an Eichel-style return (Desnoyers & Iginla, maybe?).
(46:05) - Mike Babcock to the Oilers?
Daryl Katz, Stan Bowman, and the NHLPA investigation - plus what current and former players really think about Babs returning to a bench.
(56:05) - Michael McCarron's Wild Contract
Six years, full no-move for a 31-year-old fourth liner. "Wild" Bill Guerin strikes again.
(1:02:15) - Stanley Cup Final
Carter Hart history, Jordan Staal's acrobatics, and what Rod Brind'Amour does with Frederik Andersen.
(1:06:10) - Overtime Mailbag
Faith in Steve Yzerman seven years in, Emmitt Finnie's ceiling, and what a Justin Holl trade looks like.
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Pierre's Article: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7349305/2026/06/10/nhl-trades-free-agency-larkin-matthews-werenski/
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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 Lopsinger.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:23
You guys know the movie Whiplash?
Brad Krysko· Host0:30
I'm familiar.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:32
There's that one scene where J.K. Simmons is just yelling, I think at the, at Miles Teller, and then someone comes in and he says, "Get the out of my sight or I will demolish you." We were looking at Dylan Larkin trade list reactions, trade proposals, the idea of Steve Yzerman going back to Pat Brisson and Dylan Larkin to expand the trade list, Mike Babcock potentially returning to the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, the NHLPA saying you need to complete an investigation, and then Kevin Weekes tweets a picture of just a hockey net- [laughs] ... and the eyeballs emoji, and he was the guy walking into the room, and all of us were, "Get the out of my sight or I will demolish you." Not now, Kevin- [laughs] ... with your cryptic tweets, dude. [laughs] I love Kevin. I have so much time for Weekesie. But I was like, I feel like I am going through a fever dream right now. What's happening? I'm not complain- I mean, I actually am complaining quite a bit based on, you know, the Larkin of it all.