To be fair they weren't saying larkin for eichel/dahlin straight up, acknowledging they would add, but to the point where neither team would really want to do it
If they are open to trading him though what kind of return were they expecting? a Rebuild type return with high picks, top prospects? Or were they trying to add to Larkin to return a premier player?
I don't think there is a single Sabre fan who would be happy with Larkin and even #4 as the main piece in an Eichel trade. Maybe if Detroit had won the lotto I would have entertained Larkin+#1+Zadina+Seider for Eichel but without that #1 pick Detroit doesn't have the pieces.
People on the other boards here on HF really don't understand the trade value Eichel has. A 23 year old superstar center with an improving 2 way game signed to the deal he has? 10 mil for SIX more years is an absolute robbery. Thank god Pegula overrode Botterill on the Eichel deal. Contracts are only going to go up. In 2 more summers when Eichel still has 4 more years left on his deal there are going to be 60 point players making more then Eichel.
I just cannot take this garbage hockey we have seen since the 2015 draft. How the hell can we be so bad with arguably the best long term young 1C+1D duo in the league? Wven when we had RoR as our 2c we still were awful. RyJo or Monahan are perfect as the stopgap 2C until Cozens is ready. I think RyJo is the perfect buy low candidate. If we can get him for something based on Mitts++ and then trade #8 for another high end top 6 forward we can make the playoffs next season. Eichel+Olofsson+Sam+Skinner+Johansen+the acquisition for #8 in the top 6 and then Mojo, Cozens, Kahun, Tage etc in the bottom 6 would be a fanstastic forward corps.