NHL DRAFT REVIEW, COSSA TRADE, FREE AGENCY PREVIEW, AND YZERMAN UPDATES ON LARKIN - June 27th, 2026
6/28/20261 hr 44 min
This post-Draft Detroit Red Wings podcast breaks down the entire Red Wings NHL draft class including the Sebastian Cossa trade. Hockeytown news & analysis rolls on with Yzerman's updates on the Larkin trade saga, free agency preview, & Hurlbert + Plante hype.
(00:00) - Intro
Delirium after a long, wild couple of days in the 2026 NHL Draft.
(04:15) - Sebastian Cossa Traded to Utah
Cossa goes to the Mammoth for the 23rd overall pick. Why Detroit moved on from the netminder and how it was tidy business.
(13:20) - JP Hurlbert Pick
The big swing on skill - a 97-point WHL season and the highest-upside forward in the system now.
(21:50) - Victor Plante Pick
Detroit grabs Max Plante's brother in the second round. A high-motor, high-IQ winger with a competitive edge.
(30:00) - Goalie Strategy & Rounds 4-7
Michal Orsulak in net plus late-round flyers (Adam Levac, Beckham Edwards, Luka Arkko, & Myles Brosnan). Plus, what the Cossa-vs-prospect goalie experiment will tell us.
(47:15) - Draft Class Grades
B-plus with a cherry on top? The good, the predictable, and the typical Yzerman picks.
(53:30) - Yzerman on Larkin
Steve Yzerman keeps it brief but firm: no promises, five years left, and the ball is in Larkin's court.
(1:01:00) - DeBrincat and Kane Decisions
Alex DeBrincat's extension case and whether Patrick Kane returns for another run.
(1:12:45) - Free Agency Preview
A barren UFA market, a Simon Edvinsson extension to figure out, and a few depth names worth a look.
(1:19:05) - Around the League Trades & Rumors
Werenski, Robertson, Dorofeyev, and the rest of a chaotic offseason across the NHL.
(1:29:24) - Overtime
Lanny McDonald hilarity, Bill Guerin, and your questions from the live stream.
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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· Host0:24
If Kyle Dubas is an ethical GM, he will release Zam Plant from the Penguins and deal him for nothing to the Red Wings, or he can have Michael Rasmussen or something if he wants. But you can't be the guy to take the Ruck brothers and say, "Yeah, I want these guys playing together," twins only been apart for four days in their entire lives, and then not let Zam join Max and Victor in Detroit. He has to do it.
Brad Krysko· Host0:54
This is where I get concerned about the monkey paw again.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:57
[laughs] I've never learned a lesson in my life, Brad.
Brad Krysko· Host1:00
'Cause they, Kyle could do a lot to reunite them. Doesn't necessarily mean it has to be in Detroit, so let's tread carefully here.
Ryan Hanna· Host1:10
[laughs] This is the end of our annual draft free agency gauntlet. Uh, it's not even the end, actually. This is, we are not even into the free agency recap yet. This is a free agency preview after the draft recap, and this year we have the Larkin trade saga and the Kosa trade layered on. Brad, I will never have foresight