Larkin’s Trade Request Sends NHL Centre Market Into a Frenzy

Dylan Larkin’s trade request has the kind of ripple effect that front offices spend all summer pretending they are not tracking. The centre market is already thin, and one major name suddenly changing the board forces every GM to re-check his own depth chart and his own bluff. Teams that thought they had leverage now have a lot less of it, and the phones around the league are going to keep lighting up as clubs decide whether to chase, wait, or panic.