The Dylan Larkin trade saga is nearing completion, as the Detroit Red Wings' center is sitting out until a deal is done. The Red Wings won't want to drag this out, and the former captain's move proves the Connor Hellebuyck deal might've made him a little impatient. The Boston Bruins have been on the outside looking in on rumors because they haven't featured on Larkin's trade list, but that could change this week.
Elliotte Friedman reported Saturday that Larkin could drop some teams from his list of 10 who aren't interested in favor of teams that are. If that happens, a deal could transpire rather quickly, and that makes me a bit nervous as a Bruins fan.
Multiple rumors and reports suggest the Bruins and Montreal Canadiens could have deals on the table that the Red Wings would accept, and as soon as Larkin includes one of those teams on his list, it could take minutes to get a deal done. That would be good because the Bruins upgraded their team, but the deal must be a haul for the Red Wings if they'd be that quick to get it done after all this waiting.
Don Sweeney can't trade the farm for Dylan Larkin
I don't necessarily like the sound of that. Don Sweeney can't be including James Hagens in a deal for Larkin after the way he started the season, but the trade must include someone like Dean Letourneau and some valuable draft picks if Detroit would jump all over it that quickly. Larkin helps the Bruins in the interim, but I don't feel great about mortgaging the future for him.
Larkin might be a good fit, but his biggest problem is that he isn't a No. 1 center. Numerous intelligent hockey people say that his best fit is a complementary second-line center, which is why him joining the Habs to slot behind Nick Suzuki makes sense. Larkin would join the Bruins as the team's main guy if Pavel Zacha also goes the other way, and I don't think he can be that on a Stanley Cup-contending team.
The only reason you'd acquire a player like Larkin is to be a championship contender, and if he doesn't get you that much closer to being one, then why trade valuable pieces for him? This whole saga has also soured me on the idea of Larkin, since the team seems to have good vibes right now, and he looks like someone who might hurt them.
The former captain told Red Wings fans he was committed to the team, then asked for a trade in the summer, re-committed by attending training camp, and now bailed on his teammates and the fans for a second time. The more we learn about Larkin, the less he seems like a good teammate or someone you want representing an organization, so I'll be hoping he doesn't include the Bruins on his updated list.
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