Dylan Larkin's Tax Talk Is the Real Red Wings Side Quest

Dylan Larkin and Michigan's state income tax are suddenly part of the conversation, which is how summer in the NHL always finds a way to get weird. Whenever a star player's finances become part of the public debate, the real story is usually about leverage, perception, and what people around the team are actually thinking. Detroit has its captain at the center of another off-ice discussion, and that is never just idle chatter when the roster and the cap are both in play.