Avalanche Poke Around Larkin Deal - But The Price Is Steep

Colorado is in the kind of trade conversation that always sounds simple until the asking price shows up and ruins everybody’s appetite. Dylan Larkin is the name at the center of it, and the catch is that landing him could mean saying goodbye to a player the room clearly values. That is the classic NHL summer squeeze play, where ambition and attachment end up in the same phone call. The Avalanche may like the fit, but the cost is the part that makes front offices sweat.