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Mason McTavish could be looking for a fresh start with another NHL team.<\/p>\n
The Detroit Red Wings<\/a> have a busy offseason ahead of them, especially with the expectation that captain Dylan Larkin<\/a> will be moved this summer after he requested a trade from the organization. <\/p>\n The question is which team does Larkin land at in the near future, assuming general manager Steve Yzerman honors his trade request? Larkin submitted a list of three teams that he would be willing to waive his no-trade clause for in order to facilitate a deal. Those teams are the Minnesota Wild<\/a>, Florida Panthers<\/a> and Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>. <\/p>\n However, Larkin may be forced to expand that trade list<\/a> if Yzerman is unable to make it work with those squads. All three have salary cap constraints that could make pulling off a trade difficult. One additional team has emerged as a potential target that may entice the Detroit GM into pulling the trigger on a trade.<\/p>\n Detroit Could Make a Trade With Anaheim Ducks for Mason McTavish<\/p>\n The Anaheim Ducks<\/a> are a team that would make sense for Yzerman to deal with. Larkin would be a nice fit with this group and they have assets that would make a trade worthwhile for them. <\/p>\n If Detroit were to pull off a Larkin trade with Anaheim, Mason McTavish would likely be their main target. Insider Elliotte Friedman<\/a> believes the Red Wings would be able to acquire McTavish\u2019s services in a potential deal. <\/p>\n A hypothetical Larkin-McTavish swap has logic for both sides. For Anaheim, Larkin would provide them a veteran second line center to play behind Leo Carlsson. The Ducks could use another piece in their top six. Since McTavish has slid in their depth chart, he would be a player they would probably be willing to part with to make this trade work. <\/p>\n For the Red Wings, McTavish would give them some grit on a team that need it in their forward core. This group lacks a true power forward at the top of their lineup; this has cost them down the stretch in games where they have been overpowered physically. McTavish also packs a scoring punch and can play both center and wing. Considering he plays a different style of game; he may not be the immediate Larkin replacement they are looking for. But, he is younger and has the ability to reach his potential if given a greater role elsewhere. <\/p>\n Yzerman Needs to Get the Best Return He Can for Larkin<\/p>\n Whatever team Yzerman opts to negotiate with, he needs to get the best return possible for Larkin. That is the only outcome that could save this situation from becoming a complete disaster for the Red Wings. <\/p>\n This management staff clearly has no interest in a rebuild, doing so would absolutely lead to turnover in the front office after years of no playoff appearances in Detroit. <\/p>\n Yzerman will need to target another star in exchange for Larkin. That is what makes a trade with Anaheim logical as there are only so teams that have the ability to give Detroit what they\u2019re looking for here. <\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJustin Lynch<\/a> Justin Lynch is a Heavy Sports writer who specializes in NHL coverage. He is also a Chicago Blackhawks contributing writer for FanSided after having previously written for The Sporting News. After spending a year working with Chicago Hockey Radio, he now covers Blackhawks\/NHL content on his own personnel YouTube channel and across various social media platforms. Justin has consumed the sport of hockey his whole life; it is his number one passion. 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