Dylan Larkin trade list reportedly grows to eight teams as talks stall

Elliotte Friedman dropped a significant update on the Dylan Larkin trade saga Friday, and it changes the whole picture.

The Red Wings captain's list of acceptable destinations is apparently much longer than fans have been led to believe.

Vegas, Minnesota and Florida were the first three teams reported, and Dallas and Tampa Bay got added not long after.

According to Friedman, that's still not the full picture.

Friedman says Colorado and Washington also belong on that list, and he believes the real number is closer to eight teams total.

That's a massive jump from where this conversation started just weeks ago, and it opens the door for Detroit to actually find a workable trade partner.

Washington isn't short on ammunition.

The Capitals still control their own draft capital and have Dylan Strome as a lower-cost stand-in at center if Larkin walks out the door.

They could build a package around Strome and a top prospect like Ryan Leonard, or dip into a deeper pool that includes Cole Hutson, Andrew Cristall and Lynden Lacombe if Detroit wants futures instead of NHL-ready talent.

Colorado offers something none of the other suitors can, a legitimate shot at the Stanley Cup right now.

But the fit gets complicated fast.

The Avalanche have no first-round picks over the next two years, an aging core loaded with trade protection, and almost nothing left in the prospect pipeline.

That leaves interim GM Shawn Horcoff with very little to work with if he wants to make Colorado's offer stand out.

Either way, this is the most movement the Larkin situation has seen in months, and it suggests a deal could come from a direction nobody was watching closely until now.

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