​Dylan Larkin trade from Red Wings update essentially doesn’t care about Steve Yzerman originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Dylan Larkin’s trade request from the Detroit Red Wings may have been impacted in part by Steve Yzerman’s struggles as the franchise’s general manager.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut even now with Yzerman being moved out of the GM role and into a senior advisor position, Larkin still seems likely to be shipped out of town.Yzerman was playing hardball, and a new GM could choose a different tactic, but this is a situation that NHL Trade Talk’s Jim Parsons calls “too far gone.”Parsons goes on to explain that Larkin’s distaste with the Red Wings may have started with Yzerman, but to get to the point of requesting a trade, he had likely started to be disenchanted with how Detroit was doing things in general.It can be hard to walk back such a sentiment.MORE:How a 3-team Dylan Larkin, Jason Robertson trade could workAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLarkin could, in concept, choose to try and save face, apologize, and return. But that doesn’t seem like the most likely outcome.His reported list of desired trade destinations tells the story — he wants to go to a perennial winner. The names on the list right now are Florida, Dallas, Vegas and Minnesota.The Red Wings have missed the playoffs for a decade straight now, including the seven seasons that Yzerman held his previous role. It’s probably hard for Larkin to imagine a quick turnaround.He just won a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, too, so Larkin finally got a taste of being a part of a special team.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEven with Yzerman moved out of his role, Larkin doesn’t need to stick around. He might still see greener pastures elsewhere.7-foot-1 draft pick is impossibly tallCale Makar is about to become a lot more expensiveSidney Crosby trade plans did a 180 for the PenguinsIt’s time to ask a serious Matthew Knies questionOilers’ Frederik Andersen signing is a massive bargain