LARKIN'S LIST EXPANDS and Yzerman's Trade Demands - July 12th, 2026

Your Detroit Red Wings podcast breaks down the latest Red Wings trade rumors as Dylan Larkin expands his list by a whopping 1 team. Hockeytown news & analysis covers Steve Yzerman's reported win-now demands, contract anxiety with DeBrincat & Edvinsson, and the offer sheet fallout shaking up the rest of the NHL. (00:00) - Intro (03:45) - Larkin's List Expands The Dallas Stars become team number four, and why a Jason Robertson return doesn't add up if he won't extend in Detroit. (10:20) - Win-Now Trade Demands The reported ask for a Wyatt Johnston or Matt Boldy-type player, why the teams on the list can't realistically deliver it, and the case that dragging this into the season is the plan all along. (23:15) - Simon Edvinsson Contract Watch Offer sheet risk, the bridge deal vs. long-term debate, and why every day Edvinsson goes unsigned is a mistake - especially after what just happened in Anaheim. (30:40) - Alex DeBrincat & Cap Strategy What a DeBrincat extension should cost, why you pay your best players, and how death by a thousand cuts at the bottom of the roster is the real danger. (39:45) - Around the NHL The Ducks match the Leo Carlsson offer sheet: right call or a five-year bind? Plus Alex Ovechkin's return, Connor Bedard's shoulder surgery, and the Tom Dundon Stanley Cup name controversy. (53:05) - Overtime Mailbag Patron questions on no-move clauses, what Detroit would do with a first overall pick, and offseason delirium. --- Support the show: Patreon.com/WingedWheelPodcast Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more!