The Detroit Red Wings have inquired on defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk, but the St. Louis Blues are asking for 19-year-old forward Dylan Larkin in return, according to Helen St. James of the Detroit Free Press

"St. Louis has to decide what to do with defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk, but on first chatter the Blues wanted Larkin, which is a no-go," Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press said. "At 27, Shattenkirk has played 410 games, with 242 points, 119 of them during power plays. He’s got one year left at a cap hit of $4.25 million and would require a big contract to keep."

The Blues also asked the Boston Bruins for multiple first round picks and forward David Pastrnak in a deal involving Shattenkirk, according to Joe Haggerty of CSN New England

In all honesty it would have taken both first rounders and then some…the acquisition cost was high,” said Bruins GM Don Sweeney. "We want to continue to improve our hockey club with whatever we have to do, but it’s not unlike last year when it would have taken all three first rounders [to get a deal done]. There’s a balancing act there.

“We’ve taken a position where we’re going to build this the right way. We want to be competitive and improve our team, and we’ll be active in the free agent market to fill holes while allowing our young players to push through. But I wasn’t trading David Pastrnak. We’ve been criticized, and rightfully so at times, for being impatient with our younger, skilled players. This represents a good opportunity that we don’t want to do that.”

If the Blues really want to get rid of Shattenkirk, they will need to lower their asking price and hope for the best. If that occurs, Shattenkirk will probably end up dealt away from St. Louis before the season starts. 

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