Bleacher Report’s Adam Gretz listed his “best contract” for every NHL team this upcoming season, and he chose Dylan Larkin as the Wings’ best bargain (for now):
Detroit Red Wings: Dylan Larkin
The term “underrated” gets thrown around a little too loosely in hockey circles, and it usually simply refers to a great player who everybody already knows is great but just so happens to play on a team that nobody really pays much attention to.
Larkin might actually be truly underrated.
The 28-year-old is a No. 1 center who has turned into a point-per-game player and is signed for another four full seasons at $8.7 million per season.
Expensive? Sure.
But if he were to hit the open market right now or be eligible for a new contract, he easily gets more than that number.
You get what you pay for.
I’m pretty sure Larkin’s contract length is double what homeboy wrote here but he misunderstood the Puckpedia graphic that only shows 4 years down the road.
Math is hard 😛