Larkin Wants Out, GI Mess Lingers, and Penguins Eye Draft Value

Dylan Larkin’s situation has the kind of friction that gets front offices leaning over the rail and pretending they are not listening. The GI controversy is still hanging around too, which means the noise is not going away just because the calendar says it should. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, is staring at the draft board and trying to squeeze value out of every pick like it matters - because in this league, it always does.