E.X.A.C.T.L.Y. ! larko a local yocal who grew up as a red wing kid watching all the red wing greats and learning about red wing history , then eventually meeting many red wing greats . he wants the rad wing C more than anybody on earth and his hearts in the job 100% ... not to mention hes an elite mix of wheels - motor - determination - smarts , ELITE . yes theres better passers and snipers , danglers too . guys that look more spectacular . but the stuff larkin does is just as valuable . you wont realize though until hes got enough talented teammates , ecspecially dmen , to make the offense click . ive zero thoughts of trading larko ! and same with yzerman , hes going to show 100% loyalty to larkin just like larko's showing 100% loyalty to the detroit red wings and steve yzerman ! theres a thing called heart and loyalty involved in sports thats extremely important and larkins got that maxed out , and in return yzergod will also max out . coach demers termed yzergod ' the captain ' back in the 80s . here 2021 im terming larko ' the cornerstone ' of the rebuild ...