Larkin Trade Request Sends Shockwaves Through Detroit

A reported trade request from Dylan Larkin is the sort of storyline that immediately changes the temperature around an entire franchise. He is the face-of-the-room kind of player, so this is not the usual rumor mill fluff - it is the kind of news that makes people in and around the league start checking who knew what and when. Detroit has spent years trying to build stability, and a development like this cuts right to the core of that plan.