Wild’s Larkin Chase Runs Into the One Thing GMs Can’t Print

Minnesota can covet Dylan Larkin all it wants, but this story says the obstacle is the oldest one in the book - trade capital. That is the part fans do not always want to hear, because every big-name pursuit looks cleaner until the other side asks for the farm and the good tractor too. The Wild may like the fit, but fitting a star into the roster is different from fitting the deal into the asset pile. This is where wishful thinking meets the spreadsheet, and the spreadsheet usually wins.