Red Wings only want 1 Wild player for Dylan Larkin trade

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>One of the teams Dylan Larkin is open to being traded to is the Minnesota Wild.

>The Detroit Red Wings apparently aren't opposed to that, with one caveat: There's only one guy on the Wild they really want to make sure is in the trade.

>According to Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos, a Detroit-Minnesota trade with Larkin would hinge on Matt Boldy.

>"The Red Wings would have no problem trading Dylan Larkin to Minnesota if the Wild were prepared to part with Matt Boldy," Kypreos wrote as part of a new article on Wednesday. "Other than Boldy, there is nothing else Detroit GM Steve Yzerman is too interested in."

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>From Detroit's perspective, it makes sense -- one Olympian for another.

>For Minnesota, though, the point of trading for Larkin wouldn't be to swap one current contributor for another. They'd probably want Larkin for future assets, allowing the Wild to have a stronger team in the here and now.

>Kypreos goes on to write that he thinks Larkin ought to prepare to play next season with the Red Wings, because the insider doesn't see a lot of movement on the trade front.

>The real issue is that Larkin only has three reported teams (Minnesota, Vegas, Florida) that he'd go to, and so the Red Wings will have a hard time arriving at a deal that they like.

>If Larkin expanded his list, things could change.

>For now, though, at least as far as the Wild are concerned in Larkin negotiations, it's Boldy or bust.

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