Value of: Dylan Larkin

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Translation….I want 8 yr at $11M. Y won’t go above $7.5M for 5 yrs.

Larkin wants 8 x $9,000,000 and Yzerman already offered 8 x $8,000,000 and supposedly has even upped that a little..

 

[FlyguyOX]

If they were that close this would have bern done.

That's not true. No need to capitulate early if you're Larkin and have the leverage.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

LOL Wy would Larkin sign with a Columbus team that's even worse than Detroit, Your D is in shambles outside of Werenski and Jiricek it's meh plus the Goaltending isn't great. Outside of Gaudreau and Laine and possibly Johnson and Sillinger they're not all that great as a forward core. Just hope and pray you get Connor Bedard.

So just out of curiosity, who would be a good fit for Larkin if he were to somehow make it to free agency? Like a team like Winnipeg is a great fit but would he want to go there? Would he want an up and coming team like Buffalo, similar to detroit? Straight up to a contender like the Avs or god forbid, Boston?

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

So just out of curiosity, who would be a good fit for Larkin if he were to somehow make it to free agency? Like a team like Winnipeg is a great fit but would he want to go there? Would he want an up and coming team like Buffalo, similar to detroit? Straight up to a contender like the Avs or god forbid, Boston?

If a deal can't be reached, And i still think it will. He'd definitely be great in Boston. But the only probably is coming up with $9,000,000+ to sign him plus give between $11,000,000 to $12,000,000 per for Pasta and then the dreaded $4,500,000 performance bonuses that need to be paid out to Bergeron and Krejci.

 

[bernmeister]

That's not true. No need to capitulate early if you're Larkin and have the leverage.

funny, guy typo'ed my name bern - been,

Capitulation, player or FO,, is something to be done only when necessary.

 

[bernmeister]

Unclear why deal not done yet.
I'm sensing 8.6 x 5
longer term 7.75 x 8

so #s suggest longer term around 8,25

 

[StreetHawk]

Unclear why deal not done yet.
I'm sensing 8.6 x 5
longer term 7.75 x 8

so #s suggest longer term around 8,25

Larkin is going to be a 27 year old ufa. There is no chance he would ever do less than the maximum term he could get. This is the big contract that all players strive for. You don’t do 5 years and try your luck again at age 32. Never know what can happen. Could blow out a knee or shoulder. And then see your production plummet. This is guaranteed money (2/3 of salary and all SB money).

Detroit is getting better. Not there yet but I don’t think they can afford to punt on Larkin. Going to need guys who can play now with their kids.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Unclear why deal not done yet.
I'm sensing 8.6 x 5
longer term 7.75 x 8

so #s suggest longer term around 8,25

8 years has already been agreed upon, it's just a matter of the AAV that fits both Yzerman and Larkin. The very latest offer to Larkin is 8 x $8,200,000 per Pierre LeBrun.

 

[deca guard]

some fans are under estimating larkins worth from just going by numbers . hes a rock solid 200' two way player that can rush the puck with near anybody while having huge wheels and full tilt motor north and south , while being a great leader / captain with sufficient hands and shot . every gm in nhl has called on him . hes worth 8X9

 

[bernmeister]

8 years has already been agreed upon, it's just a matter of the AAV that fits both Yzerman and Larkin. The very latest offer to Larkin is 8 x $8,200,000 per Pierre LeBrun.

Nice to know while I didn't get it all correct, had core of it right: long term and around 8.25

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Nice to know while I didn't get it all correct, had core of it right: long term and around 8.25

I think it'll come in around 8 x $8,500,000 or at least it's trending that way.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Thr length is the easy part…..

Speak for yourself

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

If a deal can't be reached, And i still think it will. He'd definitely be great in Boston. But the only probably is coming up with $9,000,000+ to sign him plus give between $11,000,000 to $12,000,000 per for Pasta and then the dreaded $4,500,000 performance bonuses that need to be paid out to Bergeron and Krejci.

Boston.

Larkin in a Bruins jersey.

Dah fuh is wrong with you. Dah fuh. Gross dude. This is like stumbling upon someone's porn stash and all of it involves poop and pooping and whatnot. But grosser than that.

 

[SoupNazi]

I think they'll settle in the middle at the Stamkos deal 8 x $8,500,000 rumor has it that they're only $300,000 away from it.

Do you have a source on this?

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Expect Colorado to be signing him.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Do you have a source on this?

I was curious about that too. LeBrun only said that there had been movement in the Insider Trading segment yesterday (Link). He did not mention anything about it in his Athletic column or on Twitter.

Kevin Allen threw out a range of $8.2 mil - $8.9 mil (Link). Helene St. James reported the offer to be $8 mil last week (Link).

I might be wrong, but it appears to be an X+Y+Z rumor incorrectly being attributed to LeBrun.

 

[Reddwit]

some fans are under estimating larkins worth from just going by numbers . hes a rock solid 200' two way player that can rush the puck with near anybody while having huge wheels and full tilt motor north and south , while being a great leader / captain with sufficient hands and shot . every gm in nhl has called on him . hes worth 8X9

Stats suggest he’s actually overrated defensively. “Rock solid” is too much.

And someone who can’t manage a ppg in this high scoring era doesn’t deserve something that starts with a 9.

Edit: Over the last 4 seasons - theoretically all of his prime so far - he’s 77th among forwards in ppg. A $9M contract would make him the 16th highest paid player. That’s insane.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

If I'm Larkin, I'm telling Yzerman to trade me to Colorado/Boston/Toronto/Tampa etc for as much as you can possibly get, then I'll be ready for training camp.

Until he decides he prefers his new team following a Cup run.

He would fit well on the Bruins/Colorado.

 

[cheesymc]

Yzerman is going to regret playing hard ball with Larkin. Sure he’s a default #1C, more of an elite #2 on a great team… but I really don’t see them letting a hometown guy walk. Larkin should hold firm and actually ask for more for the disrespect at this point. Worst case for Larkin is he gets traded and gets to play for a championship and let the chips fall during offseason.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Expect Colorado to be signing him.

Sure with what Monopoly money? Colorado couldn't even afford Horvat long term. And Larkin is going to get far more than him.

 

[voyageur]

Until he decides he prefers his new team following a Cup run.

He would fit well on the Bruins/Colorado.

I think if Larkin was on the market I think a team like Carolina would be one that would put some investment into him, because their window will close if and when Aho walks.

 

[Linds]

From the Avs 2023 1st, Newhook and Sampo Ranta should get it done?

 

[SimonEdvinssonAtSix]

Yzerman is going to regret playing hard ball with Larkin. Sure he’s a default #1C, more of an elite #2 on a great team… but I really don’t see them letting a hometown guy walk. Larkin should hold firm and actually ask for more for the disrespect at this point. Worst case for Larkin is he gets traded and gets to play for a championship and let the chips fall during offseason.

The disrespect?

Have you ever negotiated your pay with a new employer before? This is how it works, it's business.
Absolutely nothing about this situation is disrespectful.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

If he isnt signed by March 3rd...trade him

Can not see him raising his value or SY increasing his offer between March 3rd and July 1st.

Can not allow him to pull a Tavares and walk with no return.

So either agree on the numbers in next month or just move him.

He has a NTC but I believe that can be managed if req'd

The return would be
- at least 1x first rd pick
- high end center prospect
- salary dump

 

[Sigurd]

So just out of curiosity, who would be a good fit for Larkin if he were to somehow make it to free agency? Like a team like Winnipeg is a great fit but would he want to go there? Would he want an up and coming team like Buffalo, similar to detroit? Straight up to a contender like the Avs or god forbid, Boston?

Considering TNT's broadcast team recently said during an intermission of the Carolina-Buffalo game that Larkin (and Meier of course) would be a good fit for Carolina, it's not just the Canes fans that think Larkin would be a good fit here. He'd be a huge, and needed improvement to our 2C.

Having Aho and Larkin as our top 2 centers for years would be incredible.