Larkin’s Preferred Landing Spots Raise Bigger Questions Than Answers

Dylan Larkin’s preferred trade destinations give the story a clear center, but the real intrigue starts with the teams that are not on the list. This is where front offices earn their money, because a player’s wishlist never tells the whole story about fit, leverage, or what a market can actually bear. The hard part for any GM is separating the places a player wants from the places that make the most hockey sense. That gap is where a deal either gets real or dies in a hurry.