Larkin Trade Talk Opens a Dangerous Door for NHL Stars

Dylan Larkin’s reported trade request is the kind of thing that makes front offices sit up straight and start redoing their math. Once one player of that caliber pushes the issue, every star with leverage starts looking at the same playbook, and that is exactly why the ripple effect reaches Brady Tkachuk and Zach Werenski. The league has spent years giving players more power, and this is what that looks like when it starts to bite back.