EliteProspects/DLLS Sports/Shap Shots’ Sean Shapiro is back from a vacation to Michigan’s U.P., and he’s updated his Substack with thoughts regarding Dallas’ Jason Robertson’s decision to go the salary arbitration route, offering scuttlebutt and behind-the-scenes talk as to how the Dallas Stars’ organization works…
And Shapiro adds this about Dylan Larkin’s situation, reiterating what has become a more and more common theory–that Dylan Larkin’s value has only increased now that Leo Carlsson’s been offered $20 million per season:
On the “hockey is a business” note, the Leo Carlsson signed offer sheet and the Anaheim Ducks pending decision to match the Philadelphia Flyers or not feels like it just juiced up Dylan Larkin’s value.
Larkin was already a highly-desirable asset as a top-six center making $8.7 million per season, but with the rising cap and the Carlsson deal, that cap hit for five more season became even more valuable. Now whether that means he’s more valuable to the Red Wings or more valuable as a trade asset is fascinating, but it feels like this is just another reason to see Steve Yzerman dig in his heels and be more patient than anyone else would like him to be.
Continued (paywall); again, we’re all questioning whether Steve Yzerman should trade while the summertime “gettin’s good,” but I have a feeling that this is going to take all summer to play out.
