The ongoing Dylan Larkin situation has left NHL fans stunned. For those unaware, Insider Elliotte Friedman recently revealed that Larkin has demanded a trade from the Detroit Red Wings, after starting his career and spending 11 years in Detroit.

Since the news of Larkin demanding a trade went viral, fans and experts have been linking him to different teams in the National Hockey League. On X, Leafslatest wrote a tweet mentioning Larkin could be a potential trade target for the John Chayka-managed team.

After Leafslatest presented the trade scenario that could get Dylan Larkin to Toronto, several fans reacted to it. In the comments section of the post, one user described Larkin as someone who would ‘whine.’

Let us take a look at more reactions:

“Trades like this don’t make sense. Leafs are not going to win a Cup. The deal Detroit would want would be Knies, Cowan or Danford and a 1st. Leafs need to build up their prospects not tear them down for two more season of Matthews,” a fan wrote.

“Detroit won’t trade their captain to a division rival. He’s got a full NMC so he’s going to a US team that’s warm and has tax breaks,” one fan wrote.

“The Leafs would have to send Mathew’s or Knies the other to land Larkin. They have no other assets,” a user wrote.

“If the Michigan native wants out of the Red Wings why would he want to go to the equally bad Maple Leafs? Makes no sense,” one user wrote.

“Guys, no one is going willingly to the leafs… no one,” a fan wrote.

Adding a player like Dylan Larkin to the team could prove to be valuable for the Toronto Maple Leafs. This year, Larkin played 74 games for the Detroit Red Wings, scoring 34 goals with 33 assists and 67 points. Despite his brilliance, the Red Wings failed to make the playoffs.

NHL Insider revealed he would be surprised if Eastern Conference team doesn’t make a move for Dylan Larkin

It’s only natural for NHL teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences to be interested in a player of Dylan Larkin’s stature. While many teams are expected to battle it out to land Larkin, an NHL Insider recently revealed he would be stunned if the New York Rangers don’t make a move.

The NHL Insider in question is Vince Z. Mercogliano. On X, Mercogliano wrote he would be stunned if the Rangers don’t make a call since Larkin is a player they have enquired about previously. He said:

“I’d be stunned if the Rangers don’t make the call. (If they haven’t already.) I believe he’s a name they’ve inquired about in the past and would love to get their hands on to fuel the retool. I’ve been saying for weeks my sense is they want to take a big swing and this certainly falls into that category. I’ve also repeatedly heard they’ll try to leverage their Team USA connections if the opportunity presents itself, which checks a box in this case.”

Apart from Mercogliano, another interesting comment about Dylan Larkin’s situation came from NHL Insider Darren Dregger. He said that Larkin demanding a trade from the Detroit Red Wings is the biggest bombshell NHL fans will get heading into the offseason.