Wild Emerge As Larkin’s Team - But The Cap Math Gets Ugly

Minnesota has reportedly moved to the front of the Dylan Larkin sweepstakes, and that alone is enough to get every NHL GM checking his inbox twice. The problem is the part no one can finesse with a good quote - the numbers still have to work, and that usually means somebody pays in cap space, roster players, or both. If the Wild really want to land a player of that caliber, this turns from rumor season into a front-office chess match fast.