Wild’s Larkin Chase Just Got Harder, and the Market Knows It

Minnesota had already been staring down a tricky chase, and now the path to Dylan Larkin looks even messier. The latest chatter says Detroit wants to widen the list of teams involved, which is never the kind of housekeeping a contender enjoys when it is trying to pry a star center loose. The Wild were already linked to the mix, but they are not alone, and that changes the leverage game in a hurry.