Larkin, Kuefler, Hurricanes Facing Their First Real Offseason Chess Moves

Detroit’s offseason noise is already picking up, and Dylan Larkin keeps sitting at the center of it like the kind of player every front office hates to lose and every rival loves to imagine poaching. Daylan Kuefler’s name is also in the mix, which tells you this story has both immediate roster texture and a little prospect-market static. Then there is Carolina, where the Hurricanes always seem to have one more layer to peel back than everyone else expects.