Larkin Trade Talk Puts Yzerman Back In Familiar Territory

The reported Dylan Larkin trade request drops Steve Yzerman into a type of mess he has seen before, and that is where the story gets interesting. Front offices never like when a franchise center becomes part of the conversation, but Yzerman has lived through enough tense ones to know the temperature in the room. The real question is not whether the chatter is loud - it is how quickly Detroit decides whether this is smoke, fire, or just another summer headache.