Jamie Dodd

Dylan Larkin conversation.

Where could he end up?

What are the possible dominoes that could follow from Dylan Larkin asking out of the Detroit Red Wings?

And we saw that confirmed by Max Bultman after reported by Elliott Friedman yesterday.

And I mean, this is a massive, massive deal.

And Dylan Larkin's an interesting player because, you know, I don't think anyone is going to mistake him for a superstar level first line center.

He's in that category where

I'm sure there's Red Wings fans who debate like is Larkin a first line center.

It's like he clearly is a first line center.

But I think sometimes we have this problem where.

Are you talking about is he a first line center or do you mean is he a first line center on a Stanley Cup winning team?

And those are very different things because Dylan Larkin is undeniably a first line center.

But if he's your first line center, the rest of your team has to be absolutely stacked if you're going to win the Stanley Cup.

I think Dylan Larkin's a better player than Bo Horvat, but kind of similar to the Bo Horvat conversation.

Bo Horvat, is he one of the top 32 centers in the NHL?

Yeah, I think so.

You're also not winning the Stanley Cup with Bo Horvat as your first-line center.

And so we get into this kind of weird distinction because there's no doubt about it.

He is a first-line center, but I can also understand why Detroit fans would look at it and say, well, that's a spot we need to upgrade.

Now, the player type I'm describing, that is ideal if you are...