Yzerman Isn’t Blinking on Larkin - And the Suitors Are Circling

Detroit’s front office is playing the kind of hardball that usually gets noticed only after the rumor mill starts smoking. The Larkin situation has other teams sniffing around, but the real question is how far Steve Yzerman is willing to go before anybody blinks. There is also fresh movement in the Hischier picture, which keeps more than one locker room and cap sheet on edge. This is the part of the offseason where one stubborn stance can reshape a lot more than one roster.