NHL Rumor Mill – June 6, 2026
The latest speculation on potential trade destinations for Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, an update on Blues center Robert Thomas, and the Ducks’ offseason wish list in today’s NHL Rumor Mill.
WHICH CLUBS COULD BE SUITORS FOR DYLAN LARKIN?
THE ATHLETIC: Pierre LeBrun believes it would be a mistake to underestimate Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman’s ability to get a solid return to Dylan Larkin after the latter requested a trade.
Yzerman faced similar circumstances before. As GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2014, Yzerman got a good return for winger Martin St. Louis after he requested a trade to the New York Rangers. Three years later, he met winger Jonathan Drouin’s trade request by shipping him to the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev.
Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin (NHL Images).
LeBrun indicated that Yzerman has received a short list of preferred trade destinations from the Larkin camp. However, he speculated that list could change or grow. LeBrun also thinks it’s not to either side’s advantage to play hardball in this situation, but should instead try to avoid this dragging out throughout the summer and into next season.
According to LeBrun, between 12 and 15 clubs could inquire about Larkin. Obvious potential fits include the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, and Montreal Canadiens. The Kings need a replacement for retired captain Anze Kopitar, the Wild seek an established first-line center, and the Canadiens need a second-line center.
LeBrun wondered if the Dallas Stars would be a suitor if they fail to re-sign winger Jason Robertson. He also sees the Boston Bruins as a potential fit.
Meanwhile, Max Bultman wondered where the Detroit Red Wings go from here after team captain Dylan Larkin requested a trade this week.
Larkin’s request complicates the Red Wings’ offseason plans. They must now add a top-line center to their existing needs of a top-line left wing, a second-line center, bottom-six scoring, and toughness.
Bultman wondered if trading Larkin would force the Red Wings to retool their roster around their young core of talent rather than push for the playoffs next season. He also pondered the future of winger Alex DeBrincat, who turns 29 in December and is a year away from unrestricted free-agent eligibility.
PIONEER PRESS: Dan Mitzutani believes the Minnesota Wild should pursue a trade for Larkin to address their need for a first-line center. He believes the Red Wings will seek a substantial return, suggesting it could cost the Wild a couple of prospects along with a haul of draft picks.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Wild beat writers Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic also believe GM Bill Guerin will look into acquiring Larkin. They believe Guerin won’t be afraid to part with young center Danila Yurov or prospects Charlie Stramel, Hunter Haight, or Adam Benak. However, the sticking point could be which players the Red Wings would want from the Wild’s roster.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Much will depend on how many teams are on Larkin’s list of destinations. If it remains a short list, and if the Wild are on it, that could work in their favor when it comes to the return. The more teams on that list, the more the Wild might have to pay to outbid other clubs.
THE HOCKEY NEWS: Karine Hains believes Larkin would be ideal for the Canadiens as their second-line center.
The Red Wings will seek a substantial return, which Hains believes the Canadiens are well-positioned to provide that. They have the prospects, roster players, draft picks, and salary-cap space to pull it off.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Wings will almost certainly ask for center Michael Hage, the Canadiens’ top prospect. Defenseman David Reinbacher or winger Alexander Zharovsky could also be part of it. The Habs could also offer a young roster forward such as Oliver Kapanen or Zach Bolduc in the deal, but the Wings could seek someone more substantial, such as Ivan Demidov, which would be a deal-breaker for Montreal. It would also cost the Canadiens their first-round pick in this year’s or next year’s draft.
THE ATHLETIC: Fluto Shinzawa believes the Bruins should look into acquiring Larkin. However, he considers it unlikely that they’ll land him.
One reason is Shinzawa doubts they have sufficient trade assets to outbid other clubs. He suggested a hypothetical offer of center Pavel Zacha, young defenseman Mason Lohrei, prospect center Dean Letourneau, and the 26th overall pick in this year’s draft.
Shinzawa doesn’t see that deal happening unless the Red Wings are permitted to speak with Zacha about a contract extension. Even then, it’s debatable that the return would improve the Wings.
THE ATHLETIC: Peter Baugh believes New York Rangers GM Chris Drury could look into acquiring Larkin. The addition of the Red Wings captain no longer makes the Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck the top center in the trade market, though the latter will still draw plenty of interest in the trade market.
Baugh wondered if the Red Wings would be interested in Trocheck if they trade Larkin and don’t get a top-six center in return. In that case, Drury’s asking price could be a young quality player such as Nate Danielson or Marco Kasper, a draft pick, or a combination of the two, as well as a center such as J.T. Compher to slot in behind Mika Zibanejad.
NEW JERSEY HOCKEY NOW: James Nichols suggests pursuing Larkin could be New Devils GM Sunny Mehta’s first chance to make his first big splash.
However, the Devils already have Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes as their top two centers. A swap of Hischier for Larkin doesn’t work because it seems that the former’s contract extension talks are likely to find a resolution.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Barring the unforeseen, I expect Hischier will sign an extension, meaning the Devils do not need to pursue Larkin.
PITTSBURGH HOCKEY NOW: Dan Kingerski believes it’ll cost the Penguins one or two first-round picks, a prospect, and an NHL player for Larkin, though the asking price could be even higher. Promising Ben Kindel would likely have to be part of the deal.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Larkin likely wants to join a contender, which the Penguins currently aren’t despite exceeding expectations this season by making the playoffs. It’s doubtful they’re among his list of trade destinations.
FLORIDA HOCKEY NOW: George Richards isn’t ruling out the possibility of the Panthers acquiring Larkin, pointing to GM Bill Zito’s history of making big moves in the trade market.
An offer from the Panthers would have to include their 2026 first-round pick, which is ninth overall. The cost of acquiring Larkin could also include center Anton Lundell, perhaps forward Mackie Samoskevich, and/or Sandis Vilmanis and more.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Panthers are already deep at center with Aleksander Barkov, Lundell, and the versatile Sam Bennett. Larkin might not be a fit here.
THE ATHLETIC: Jonas Siegel believes the Toronto Maple Leafs should be bidders for Larkin if they can afford it. They only have one sure thing at center, and that’s Auston Matthews, assuming he returns with the Leafs next season.
Siegel doesn’t believe the Leafs would put the first-overall pick on the table, but winger Matthew Knies might be. However, if Leafs GM John Chayka were to move Knies, Siegel believes he would lean toward a top defenseman over Larkin. He also doesn’t think the Wings would be excited by an offer of Easton Cowan, Ben Danford, and Colorado’s first-round pick (27th overall) in this year’s draft.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Like the Wild, if the Maple Leafs are on a short list of Larkin’s trade destinations, the less they might have to pay to get him. If that list is larger, the more they’ll have to pay, and they might not be able to outbid other teams.
ROBERT THOMAS OFF THE TRADE BLOCK?
FANDUEL SPORTS NETWORK’s Andy Strickland claims the Robert Thomas trade rumors can be put to rest. He claimed the St. Louis Blues are not shopping their first-line center, and expects Thomas will be on their roster when training camp opens in September.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Thomas was a fixture in the rumor mill before the March trade deadline, and has frequently surfaced as an offseason trade candidate.
However, I’d grown skeptical in recent weeks that Thomas was ever available in the first place. Since the trade deadline, he stated he was never approached about waiving his no-trade clause, adding he wants to remain with the Blues. GM Doug Armstrong said he was never actively shopping Thomas, explaining that he based his high asking price on how much he valued him.
The real clincher was reading a report last month claiming the Blues rejected an offer from the Wild that included promising goaltender Jesper Wallstedt and young center Danila Yurov. That told me they were never serious about moving Thomas.
THE LATEST ON THE DUCKS
THE HOCKEY NEWS: Patrick Present recently looked at what he believes will be the Anaheim Ducks’ offseason shopping list.
A right-shot defenseman tops that list, along with a second-line center, and a top-nine winger.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Present didn’t speculate as to which players the Ducks might target to address those issues. Nevertheless, they could be worth monitoring in this summer’s trade market. They have plenty of young players and promising prospects to draw on for trade bait.
In his Ottawa Sun column this morning, Callum Fraser reports that Senators’ owner Michael Andlauer, speaking publicly for the first time since his team was swept by the Hurricanes in Round 1 of the playoffs, “anticipates (a) hot NHL trade market this summer.” He also provides an update on plans for the LeBreton Flats downtown arena and interim changes to the current CTC Arena.
https://ottawasun.com/ottawa-senators/senators-owner-michael-andlauer-trade-market
Love his quote, ‘whatever it takes to win..’ That’s such a huge change from the last years of Melnik.
I’m out in Victoria now, so I won’t really be benefitting of a new arena, but I think the team would explode if they could figure out the LeBron Flats project.
Minnesota seems the most logical landing spot for Larkin. Would think maybe Ericsson Ek goes the other way to help cap work. If not, maybe he goes to one of the other teams mentioned looking for a 2C, and brings back assets Detroit would want.
Always felt Trochek was a possibility to Detroit. Would Yzerman take him as part of a package for Larkin?
If a 32 year old Trocheck is anything but a throw in for Larkin, Yzerman would need to ask to be removed from the HHOF. Larkin is a mid level first line center but there are so many teams that need a player like that the bidding should be pretty fierce.
I rarely post but, yeah the Wild become a contender and maybe the Kings try to get Larkin.
Kyle I think nk this is supposed to read, “Three years later, he met winger Jonathan Drouin’s trade request by shipping him to the Montreal Canadiens for a player to be named later (Bill Collins)
My 7th mock up draft is up.
? – this from Wiki
“On June 15, 2017, Drouin was traded by the Lightning, along with a conditional 2018 sixth-round draft pick, to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for prospect Mikhail Sergachev and a conditional 2018 second-round pick. As a restricted free agent, he was then promptly signed to a six-year, $33 million contract with the Canadiens. He took the number 92 jersey.”
Mn Wild
Trade Spurgon for draft pick
Trade Gus for a 1st & 2nd pick
Sign Anders Lee
Sign P Laine (discount)
Sign McCarron & N Foligno
Resign young players they have
Lots of cap space left
Minnesota is the team that could use Larkin the most but they don’t have enough to offer, here’s one possibility:
To Minnesota- Larkin, Cossa
To Detroit- Yurov, Brodin, Gustavsson
Detroit gets a real goaltender to replace UFA Talbot till one of the kids replace Gibson.
Brodin is a solid veteran D that they need
Yurov is almost untouchable in Minnesota
Minnesota gets their C and will run the table with Wallstedt, sign a Skinner to back up for eg
What do Wing fans think
I’m not a wings fan, but I would probably for that. RW would probably hope that there’s other bidders out there to keep the value high. Only thing is it leaves RW with no 1C. Not sure Yurov will ever get to that level. Maybe Yzerman wants a high draft pick if he doesn’t get a needle mover back.
Personally, as a Wings fan, i think that’s a horrible trade for Detroit.
Yurov is not a top 6 center at this point, Brodin (while good) is older and injury prone and the last thing the Wings need is an expensive goalie or a goalie period. Gibson had similar numbers to Gustavsson but a much much better GSAX than Gustavsson behind a worst team. Then you add Cossa, Postava, Augustine with promising Guimond and Pradel in the system, they don’t need anymore goalies. That’s probably their strongest part of their prospect pool and deepest (the reason why there is rumors about Cossa being traded).
Also Cossa would need to clear waivers to be sent down and will get claimed so no matter where he plays, he’s in the NHL.
The final reason why this is a bad trade, without a #1 center, this Wings team is going nowhere. They couldn’t make the playoffs with Larkin so they sure aren’t going to make it without him and Copp, Compher or Yurov as #1 center which makes trading for someone like Brodin or any over 30 players pointless.
Wings need to trade Larkin, Debrincat and any other player over 25 years old they can and rebuild around Seider, Edvinsson and Raymond. Problem is Yzerman likely won’t do that and instead will make this team worst for longer until players like Raymond, Seider Edvinsson and others want out. He’s got the Wings headed into Buffalo territory but without the top 3 picks to pull them out of it. Yzerman should have been fired after this season.
Shinzawa‘s offering is too much if that is what would be required for bruins. They would do better and walk away
If maybe 1st Middlestadt Lorhei. And Ahl prospect like Lysell
I say pull the trigger
Surely Lysell HAS to have dropped from “prospect” to “suspect” by now. 4 years after being taken at # 21 and all of 12 games at the NHL level says something about their view of his “game.”
It was reported today on Sportsnet that the Knies to the Habs trade fell short of the deadline for submission by one minute. In the return, supposedly, was Zharovski, an unnamed prospect and two first rounders.
Above, Lyle reports that Wallstede and young center Yurov were offered for Thomas.
The debate about the value of Hage and Zharovski is getting stale, but going by these reports there is no way that Larkin is going to the Habs for both, let alone ++. These examples give an indication about players and prospects are valued in the real world of NHL GMs as opposed to us scribblers.
If you are tempted to say the offers above are just rumours, consider what the Canucks got for Hughes, one of the best D in the game.
Yes, Larkin would immediately juice the Habs second line, but emptying the cupboard of prime prospects would be counter productive to long term competitiveness. The Habs need a few more pieces, and won’t want to place themselves in the position of emptying their trade assets for one position alone.
Look at the pickle teams like the Bruins and the Leafs are in, prospect poor and with little to offer in trades, and consider why the Leafs would apparently have been willing to take one prime prospect and two first rounders for Knies. It would have left the Habs with two of their three prime prospects.
LJ
Bruins prospect pool is middle of pack now. Sweeney did great job restocking it last years deadline
MrBruin4: Ok, I am aware they have Hagen, but their overall pool is ranked as #19 by the Athletic. Do you think they have enough to swing a deal for Larkin? Is Hagen ready to play this coming year for Detroit?
Lj
Bruins ain’t trading Hagens. If the ask from bruins would be anything like what Futo wrote it is a hard pass
Right, Mrbruin4. You feel about Hagens like the Hab fans feel about Hage.
Both of whom …. right now … are nothing but prospects who could also fall flat when exposed to the NHL grind.
To quote the late Cliff Fletcher’s philosophy as outlined in the other thread you sometimes have to “sacrifice tomorrow’s uncertainties for today’s guarantees.”
Or are you both convinced that Hage and Hagens are guaranteed to excel at the NHL level?
Yeah, George, I know, we’ve had that discussion before here and you pointed out some first round busts.
And it is true. According to AI, 63% of first round draft picks play in the NHL, meaning of course that 27% don’t.
So is Hage guaranteed to be an NHL star? No. But as I pointed out earlier, since being drafted 21st (a thing with Captain Obvious), he led the World Juniors in scoring and won NCAA rookie of the year. His stats are almost identical to McKenna’s this past year.
So he’s as good a prospect as the presumptive first overall pick. That’s as good as it gets.
Would I nonetheless include Hage in a trade for Larkin? Without Zharovski or Reinbacher as well, yes. It gives the Habs their center now.
Do I think Detroit would make that trade? Only if they can figure out a way to get themselves a starting center in another move, as the Habs can’t offer Detroit that. So it becomes at least a two step process for Detroit, diminishing the chances of a Habs/Wings trade involving Larkin.
Indeed, the dilemma for Detroit is how they do that with any team. What team acquires Larkin as at least a 2C and gives them a starting center back?
Glad I’m not Yzerman.
Lj,do you think Vegas is worried about their prospect pool? They seem to be successful.Having the best prospect pool will sometimes blur your vision. A great prospect pool means your are drafting high frequently which means you probably haven’t t been very good for a long time.
Sr:
Vegas came into the league as the first team that got to pick a player from every other NHL team. Their drafting plan and execution was so successful, they schooled other GMs, who having learned their lesson, didn’t get fleeced with subsequent expansion drafts. Vegas is an anomaly.
You fail to mention the ‘Canes, who very much cared about their prospect pool, as it gave them Aho, Jarvis, Slavin and Schechnikov.
What teams focus on depends on where they are in their cycle: down, prospects are important. Up, ie ‘the Canes, and trading from existing roster strength becomes a focus.
What, I wonder, was your point?
You make a point LJ but you need to remember both the Leafs and Bruins depleted their prospects due to the lengthy competitive window time line. In both cases we are talking over 10yrs of challenging for a championship….that no doubt will kill your pool of prospects in no time, and considering good teams pick later in every round, it’s bound to regress like it has….even though currently the Marlies are one game away from a Calder cup final. Go figure…and yes it’s a veteran weighted team but the few good young players are carrying themselves well.
Lj my point is that there are a couple of ways to skin a cat. Drafts,Trades and Free agency. Your point on the hurricanes is a valid one. Let’s not forget that Hall,Stankoven, Ehlers and Miller came byway of trades or free agency!
True, Ron. I have not been clear if I sounded that the only important thing is good prospects. Things vary in importance depending on where a team is in its competitive cycle.
Hughes had one year left on his contract though and there was no extension. There is also massive rumours of him wanting to join his brothers. Larkin has 5 years of cost control. What would you pay for 1.5 years of a player? That is where the difference lies.
Owen, yes which is why it is impossible for Guerin to have not talked to Hughes about it before making the trade. Hughes for two seasons, this past one and next, would not be worth the trade were Guerin not confident he had an honest shot at resigning him.
We get so many “his brother is on the team” (I am aware of 6 sets of brothers in the NHL, only the two Hughes play together and they were drafted) or “it’s his (or his wife’s) hometown …” as reasons why players want to move. Player movement is a lot more complicated than that.
I don’t necessarily agree. Look at the recent rantannen to canes trade. They gave up a huge package for him, only to cut their ties shortly after they found out he was not going to sign. That could be the case with Hughes, except Wild might only have one team to trade with. Sens with the Debrincat trade was another example of a team trading for a player with little term left on their contract and giving up significant assets. So if a team was going to give up a lot for a quality player with uncertainty, teams would probably give up more with certainty.
LJ
Hage got nearly the same result as McKenna in the WJC and NCAA but he’s nearly two years older. Is he good? Yes. Is he a guarantee? No.
Did Zharovsky’s stock go up with the KHL rookie of the year honours?
MTL has a plethora of picks and prospects to augment their NHL roster. As a Leafs fan, I’m envious. They have a young enough team with many of their best players signed to excellent contracts. Adding a few proven NHL talents at the cost of a few potential NHL players is the cost of doing business.
LJ, the two Foligno brothers were united on the Wild since the past trade deadline.
Vegas doesn’t develop prospects, they let other teams do it for them. They follow the late Cliff Fletcher’s philosophy, you sometimes have to “sacrifice tomorrow’s uncertainties for today’s guarantees.” Albeit a bit more ruthless in their execution.
LJ, all I can say is thank God for 3:01. I know Hughes has said he is willing to overpay but that trade would have made Houle’s Patrick Roy trade look reasonable.
Agreed say the Leafs
Is it worth it to any of the top 5 draft pick holders to offer that pick for Larkin? He probably wouldn’t waive for Vancouver … but any of the other 4?
Would that alone be sufficient or would it also take other assets?
Of the top 5 only the Sharks can really be seen as on the rise. Given that Larkin wants to play for a contender, why would he want to go to the other 4? Or any of the bottom 16 for that matter?
Would make sense for Chicago IMHO
GeorgeO,absolutely right on Fla,if they get Bob signed!
George. As a Ranger fan, I wouldn’t want to give up the 5th. Crazy that Detroit gave up their 1st and 3rd Rd picks for Faulk at deadline, missed playoffs and are now dealing with trade demand. How does Yzerman survive this?
If the main reason why Larkin wants out of Detroit is really that he wants to be in a winning environment with the chance to win the cup in the next few years while in his prime, that puts the Rangers, the Leafs, the Devils (unless this past season was a fluke), the Penguins, the Kings, and maybe even the Bruins out of the equation, with only the Habs and the Wild as the only teams for which he would accept to forgo his no trade clause.
The Habs over performed this year and Carolina exposed that they are still not close to winning a cup.
They went from 89 pts to 106, how much really did they over perform?
The matchup with Buffalo was a coin toss, Montreal did not dominate any aspect in that series. When they faced Carolina, other than the 1st period of game 1, they were completely overmatched and showed just how far they are from being true Cup contenders. They are missing multiple key pieces to get over the hump. Their key players did not perform when it really mattered. All this talk of Hage, like he is the next McDavid, is just that……talk. As several posters have already pointed out, excelling at the Junior or Collegiate proves nothing about whether that will translate to the NHL level. The speed of the game, the size and strength of the competition and the rigors of an 82 game schedule with far more travel than they have experienced, have broken many others who held such promise. Until he actually plays in the NHL and lives up to the hype, I will take all the Hab’s fans boosting of him with a grain of salt.
Nhblueshirt94, I made it pretty clear I was taking this from Larkin’s point of view, if it is true, as some have suggested, that his desire to leave Detroit is because of frustration of not seeing the team progress. I did not say they were cup contenders, nor did I mentioned Hage. Just stating that in terms of progress, the Habs are far more advanced than the Wings, something Larkin could not have noticed.
Larkin would be a great fit in Montreal and being a 2C he’d have a much easier time of it along with seriously contending for the Stanley Cup.
Zharovsky, 2 1sts and a prospect supposed offer for Knies won’t do it.
Hage 2 1sts and a prospect won’t do it.
I’d offer Hage, Kapanen and Guhle for Larkin.
MTL has a hole on D now, trading Guhle will leave an even bigger hole. He played good in the playoffs , the type of player they are looking for.
Montreal has a hole on the R side and a surplus on the L.
He’s the type pf player that has to go the other way if you expect to get a top 6.
Engstrom, Struble, Xhekaj are all L side d, and ther are more in Laval who are NHL ready.
habfan30
Speaking of NHL ready…where has the untouchable Reinbacher been?
It appears that not too many of the 2023 draft class has amounted to much.
If retaining Reinbacher is holding up a trade I think Montreal is selling themselves short. It looks like their 2025 3rd round pick Bryce Pickford may be a draft steal.
It appears that Zharovsky is available… I wonder why Hughes hasn’t called Drury to ask about a swap for Schneider?
Daryl: Reinlicher was hurt a lot and essentially lost a season: a knee injury, a hand injury and a possible concussion. But, HF30 can weigh in, he looked good back on the ice with Laval. Much rests on his forthcoming training camp.
Daryl
Reinbacher isn’t untouchable, he’s probably wanted at a depreciated cost or a throw in to a package and it would be poor asset management to include him in any trade now.
Once he’s healthy and produces year long to the levels he has shown in both NHL and AHL there could be a discussion or more probably a regular spot on 2nd pairing D.
See which USA teammates Larkin is friendly with and that s where he will go.
So, a renewed, healthy Florida?
GeorgeO,Minnesota has Boldy,Hughes,and Faber! Fla. I believe just had Tkaczuk. He s waiting to join his brother Brady in Fla.
Sr, I said “a renewed and healthy Florida.” Tkachuk was there but without the following over significant time due to injury this past season where they had 541 man-games lost:
Aleksander Barkov: 82 games missed (suffered a serious right knee injury in training camp).Jonah Gadjovich: 72 games missed (shut down for the season with an upper-body injury). Brad Marchand: 19 games missed (dealt with multiple lower/upper-body injuries). Sam Reinhart: 17 games missed (shut down late in the season with a foot injury). Uvis Balinskis: 17 games missed (sidelined with a foot injury). Niko Mikkola: 14 games missed (dealt with a knee injury). Anton Lundell: 14 games missed (nicked up with varying injuries late in the year). Evan Rodrigues: 11 games missed (suffered a broken finger requiring surgery.
They’ll all be back for the coming season – imagine if Zito could find a way to add Larkin?
GeorgeO,absolutely right on Fla,if they get Bob signed!
Sweeney’s needs to go all out to get ahold of Larkin. 2 Firsts one in 2027 & one in 2028 Lohrei that ought to get the job done. Now all we have to do is lure Larkin to come to Boston. Canes win tonight.
Anaheim would seem like a good fit for Larkin in my opinion. Mactavish has been mentioned to just about every team in the league lately. Perhaps Mac and a prospect would be enough for Detroit to bite. Less than 2 million in salary difference and both have term. If nothing else this might heighten what is already going to be a very interesting draft weekend. Might finally be a bunch of trades because there’s so little in the FA market. Hope so.
Minor correction, “…and Colorado’s first-round pick (27th overall) in this year’s draft.” Incorrect, Colorado traded their 1st in 2027 and this year’s 5th, to set the record straight.
Geez you’d think with so much crap written about the Leafs the info would be correct. Oh well, not surprised.
Funny you say Larkin wants to go to a contender so that leaves the Pens out, but you don’t mention that when talking about the Devils(Not even making the playoffs) or Bruins(another surprise playuoff team like the Pens).