Larkin's Market Value Is About to Get Loud

Dylan Larkin’s name always gets the room’s attention, and this kind of value debate has a way of exposing who sees him as a true difference-maker and who sees a player the market can price but not fully solve. The league does not hand out center ice respect for free, and Larkin sits in that awkward spot where the numbers, the role, and the reputation all have to line up.