NHL DRAFT REVIEW, COSSA TRADE, FREE AGENCY PREVIEW, AND YZERMAN'S LARKIN UPDATE - June 27th, 2026
Winged Wheel Podcast - A Detroit Red Wings Podcast
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🗓️ 28 June 2026
⏱️ 106 minutes
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Summary
This post-Draft Detroit Red Wings podcast breaks down the entire Red Wings NHL draft class including the Sebastian Cossa trade. Hockeytown news & analysis rolls on with Yzerman's updates on the Larkin trade saga, free agency preview, & Hurlbert + Plante hype.
(00:00) - Intro
Delirium after a long, wild couple of days in the 2026 NHL Draft.
(04:15) - Sebastian Cossa Traded to Utah
Cossa goes to the Mammoth for the 23rd overall pick. Why Detroit moved on from the netminder and how it was tidy business.
(13:20) - JP Hurlbert Pick
The big swing on skill - a 97-point WHL season and the highest-upside forward in the system now.
(21:50) - Victor Plante Pick
Detroit grabs Max Plante's brother in the second round. A high-motor, high-IQ winger with a competitive edge.
(30:00) - Goalie Strategy & Rounds 4-7
Michal Orsulak in net plus late-round flyers (Adam Levac, Beckham Edwards, Luka Arkko, & Myles Brosnan). Plus, what the Cossa-vs-prospect goalie experiment will tell us.
(47:15) - Draft Class Grades
B-plus with a cherry on top? The good, the predictable, and the typical Yzerman picks.
(53:30) - Yzerman on Larkin
Steve Yzerman keeps it brief but firm: no promises, five years left, and the ball is in Larkin's court.
(1:01:00) - DeBrincat and Kane Decisions
Alex DeBrincat's extension case and whether Patrick Kane returns for another run.
(1:12:45) - Free Agency Preview
A barren UFA market, a Simon Edvinsson extension to figure out, and a few depth names worth a look.
(1:19:05) - Around the League Trades & Rumors
Werenski, Robertson, Dorofeyev, and the rest of a chaotic offseason across the NHL.
(1:29:20) - Overtime
Lanny McDonald hilarity, Bill Guerin, and your questions from the live stream.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Wingwheel podcast, the number one source for news, analysis, and discussion on the Detroit Red Wings, the NHL, and all things hockey. |
| 0:19.2 | Here are your hosts, Brian Hanna, Brad Criscoe, and Evan Lopsinger. |
| 0:28.8 | If Kyle Dubas is an ethical GM, he will release Zamb Plant from the Penguins and deal him for nothing to the Red Wings. |
| 0:37.0 | Or you can have Michael Rasmussen or something if he wants, |
| 0:39.1 | but you can't be the guy to take the Ruck brothers and say, |
| 0:42.4 | yeah, I want these guys playing together, |
| 0:44.6 | twins only been apart for four days in their entire lives, |
| 0:48.6 | and then not let Zam join Max and Victor in Detroit. |
| 0:53.7 | He has to do it. |
| 0:55.1 | This is where I get concerned about the monkey paw again. |
| 0:58.6 | I've never learned a lesson in my life, Brad. |
| 1:00.9 | Because they, Kyle could do a lot to reunite them. |
| 1:05.0 | Doesn't necessarily mean it has to be in Detroit. |
| 1:07.9 | So let's tread carefully here. |
| 1:10.5 | This is the end of our annual draft free agency gauntlet. |
| 1:17.0 | It's not even the ed, actually. |
| 1:18.0 | We are not even into the free agency recap yet. |
| 1:20.2 | This is a free agency preview after the draft recap. |
| 1:23.0 | And this year we have the Larkin trade saga and the Costa trade layered on. |
| 1:27.6 | Brad, I will never have foresight less than I do in this moment. |
| 1:32.2 | All of us are fried right now. |
| 1:35.4 | To put it lightly. |
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