How good is Larkin?

[Goalie guy]

4C????

Have you ever watched him play?

It's hilarious how little credit he gets league wide, and how underrated he is because he plays on Detroit.

There are a lot of people who say that about a lot of our players, I for one am fine with it! Let them keep thinking that.

 

[mphmiles]

Pacing for 78 points, winning 54% of faceoffs at the age of 22 while playing on a mediocre team?

With a 55% flat corsi and +10% relative corsi. Those are Patrice Bergeron type 2-way numbers.

 

[Big Ed]

I can't wait to see how well he does with Zadina and hopefully one of Hughes/Kakko/Lafreniere on his wings in a few years.

 

[CP4]

Hes borderline 1C, but a very good 2C on a contender. Funny thing is that he would probably play mostly 2C on my team, but my team is not very good.

 

[CraigsList]

He's super underrated.

Back then, whenever people would name off 1C's, there's always those common names like Crosby, Malkin, Stamkos, Getzlaf, etc. And everyone would forget about Backstrom.

That's how I feel about Larkin. The same happened to Monahan, people don't pay much attention to the teams that are winning consistently. Now that the Flames are winning and Monahan is a PPG with some good 2-way play, people are recognizing him as a top center in the game (not top 10).

 

[bobbyking]

Jason spezza couldn't make it as a 1c and Larkin is never going to be that good ever

 

[NextYear67]

Jason spezza couldn't make it as a 1c and Larkin is never going to be that good ever

Hot take lol

 

[NextYear67]

3C on the Leafs

 

[Halak Ness Monster]

Jason spezza couldn't make it as a 1c and Larkin is never going to be that good ever

I don't even know what this means.

Spezza put up 540 points in 495 games from 2005 to 2012. He helped lead his team to the Stanley Cup Final in that time period.

 

[34]

3C on the Leafs

Yes he would be the 3c behind JT and Matthews, but he is a stud still. He would be the 1C on some teams.

 

[silkyjohnson50]

Larkin is a win at all costs type of guy. Think of Toews with better better wheels. That's where he's trending.

Ideally, Detroit still needs to get their Kane ( not to mention Keith), but Larkin is the type of guy that every team would kill for. A guy who can play and excel in any situation: offensively, defensively, special teams, leadership.

 

[obey86]

beast

 

[puckIuck]

great player but its too bad his talents will be wasted in Detroit. Holland is the new Chiarelli

 

[obey86]

great player but its too bad his talents will be wasted in Detroit. Holland is the new Chiarelli

in what way?

 

[Henkka]

in what way?

Ken Holland who last lost about ~0 trades on his 20 year career vs. Chiarelli who has lost about ~100% of his trades.

 

[puckIuck]

Ken Holland who last lost about ~0 trades on his 20 year career vs. Chiarelli who has lost about ~100% of his trades.

it wasn't too long ago that Chiarelli was talked of like a god with his fleecing of Toronto and building a team that went to 2 finals in 3 seasons. now he's a complete joke which is where Holland is heading. the red wings have been mismanaged for nearly a decade now.

 

[ChiHawk21]

how many teams is he the best center on?

btw i think hes a great player

 

[KingPuckChoo]

pretty

 

[KingPuckChoo]

how many teams is he the best center on?

btw i think hes a great player

like 7

 

[Hammettf2b]

like 7

including the Kings?

 

[KingPuckChoo]

including the Kings?

no, i think Kopitar stays there, he'd bump down Carter to 3rd for sure no question

 

[Hockeyholic]

in what way?

1st for Kyle Quincey. Weiss, Nielsen, Abdelkader (Given NTC), Helm (Given NTC), Howard, Ericsson (Given NTC), Daley, Bernier (3 million per season) Dekeyser (Given NTC), and Glendening were all bad to terrible signings. Trading Jarnkrok and a pick for the corpse of Scott Legwand in 2014. Keeping Trashill for this long too.

He kept the "streak" going after 2013 at all costs. His reward? A team that won 0 postseason series (5 total games) between 2014-2016. He is now by far the worst GM in the league. Or darn near close to it.


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[Hammettf2b]

1st for Kyle Quincey. Weiss, Nielsen, Abdelkader (Given NTC), Helm (Given NTC), Howard, Ericsson (Given NTC), Daley, Bernier (3 million per season) Dekeyser (Given NTC), and Glendening were all bad to terrible signings. Trading Jarnkrok and a pick for the corpse of Scott Legwand in 2014. Keeping Trashill for this long too.

He kept the "streak" going after 2013 at all costs. His reward? A team that won 0 postseason series (5 total games) between 2014-2016. He is now by far the worst GM in the league. Or darn near close to it.


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And yet none of which come even close to as bad as Chiarelli

 

[Reality Check]

3C on the Leafs

Makes sense for Toronto to trade for him then.

Might get them over the hump and out of the first round of the playoffs.

 

[Hockeyholic]

And yet none of which come even close to as bad as Chiarelli

Except it does. Both guys put their teams in cap hell.