Tkachuk is a great player that I'd love to see on the Wings but that's a quantity for quality trade that leaves no cap room for the Wings to extend Larkin or Bertuzzi.
That's a lot of assets to give up. Unless Wings can contend for a cup this season I wouldn't do it.
I don't like them trading away 2023 1st.

I feel like Bert would have to be a piece that goes to Calgary just for cap space.
I'd rather keep Bert. Bert is like a budget Tkachuk. He doesn't score as much as Matthew but costs half the price with similar gritty play.

Where's the money for Larkin and Bertuzzi?

I suspect Larkin gets 8.5 AAV, and Bertuzzi may get traded if he asks for the same. You clear cap space by letting Suter, Maata, and Sundqvist go, and that leaves holes that will need cheap fill ins. Seider will be due a 9- 10 million raise the year after, Raymond will get a hefty bump, and so will Vrana if he keeps playing like he has and stays healthy. Between those 3, its another 25 million.

This is doable, but there is zero flexibility on the roster, and if everything goes right, like Kubalik has a resurgent season or 2, Veleno takes a step, or Rasmussen, there will be no way to pay. I feel like hometown discounts are becoming a thing of the past.

For a number of reasons, I’d rather keep all of those guys than have Tkachuk, and I love Tkachuk.

Much rather have Tkachuk than 'lil Bert. Tkachuk will be turning 25 while 'lil Bert will be turning 28 this season. That's entering your prime vs having 1 year left. 40 goals and 100 pts is a huge difference to 30 goals and 60 points.

I feel like it is Bert or Vrana that would have to be part of the package.

Package would look like:

Bert or Vrana +
Hronek or Zadina+
NHL ready prospect if Zadina OR a Tier 2 prospect if Hronek+
2024 1st round pick

The Wings should not be trading away the 2023 pick if they are lottery bound given the draft's prize player.

Calgary was put in a position of weakness given that everyone knows Tkachuk is now going to follow Gaudreau out of town. This was done after free agency further diminishing the amount of trade partners available with open roster spots. Furthermore, the leaked list of Tkachuk's preferred destinations are a bunch of teams with little cap room OR teams that need to reserve cap space to pay guys that will be coming off club control and ELC's.

Don't see Stevie trading ANY of HIS draft picks... For tkachuk... Or 1st pick unless it's top 5 or top 10 protected.. .. Think the youngsters yzerman will offer up are Holland picks like bert hronek the pros cgy may seek to have proven players..then veleno.. zadina.. Rasmussen..as the upside kids with potential.. Then the pick.. It'll 4/5 pieces.. But doubt highly Stevie trades his guys