Panthers Reportedly Circling Larkin in Trade Noise

Dylan Larkin trade chatter keeps hanging around like a bad postgame rumor that refuses to die. Now the Panthers have reportedly put an offer on the table, which raises the temperature immediately because a captain of that stature does not drift through the market quietly. Teams do not call about players like Larkin unless they think there is at least a sliver of a chance to pry the door open. The real question is whether Detroit is hearing noise, leverage, or the start of something much bigger.