How much for Dylan

Larkin is NOT leaving. Regardless Dreger's according to or not to.

i wouldn’t say he’s a top 10 C in the league or anything but he’s a lower end 1C for sure. problem is for guys like him who are UFAs or close to it, the difference between top 10 C money and regular 1C money is pretty slim and even the lower end guys are making 8-9mil. if i had to guess yzerman probably sees him as a max 8mil player but larkin wants 9-9.5. i think yzerman ends up keeping him, they don’t have anyone in the system to replace him

I'd classify him as a low end 1C better suited as a 2nd line centre if you want to truly make the playoffs. I'm a big fan of his game, but he hasn't produced enough to be considered a true 1C imo. I say gets the same deal as Horvat as you have outlined in this post.

If Yzerman truly doesn’t see Larkin as a 1C, he is a lot dumber than I thought. That being said, teams that would be very interested in acquiring him would include Carolina, Boston, Calgary, Dallas, and quite a few other teams, but I imagine the four aforementioned teams would be the most likely suitors.

CBJ