Confirmed with Link: Larkin signs (8 x $8.7)

[dalem177]

I'm just glad it's over.

If I had a nickel for every time I've heard that.

 

[Spitfire11]

Excellent deal. Now just win the draft lottery and they’re all set!

 

[Filppula]

Excellent deal, no complaints whatsoever. Larkin is elite.

 

[Perfect Human]

Time to buy a Larkin Jersey.

 

[KJoe88]

Amazing news!

 

[13to40]

Would have preferred a couple hundred thousand dollars less, but still a real solid deal.

Hometown kid, captain of the team, is he one of the best centres in the game… definitely not, but overall a solid player getting paid market value for what he’s worth.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

I don't like it. Larkin isn't a special talent. Could easily be replaced at a later stage. Don't see him winning anything with Detroit.

 

[odin1981]

Good deal, and it is a fair one. Only worry is maybe the last 2-3 year's of the deal if injuries rob him of effectiveness.

 

[Claypool]

I don't like it. Larkin isn't a special talent. Could easily be replaced at a later stage. Don't see him winning anything with Detroit.

This is my sentiment. It only helps them finish 10th every year. They need superstars if they want to win long term.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

This is my sentiment. It only helps them finish 10th every year. They need superstars if they want to win long term.

They can do both tho, keep Larkin and do the thing.

 

[Bench]

Oh I've been working on it. Some doubt has begun to creep into my brain though.

I know I've been hard on you lately, but you're still the best chance we have to send an forum member to the pros, so chin up, we're all counting on you.

 

[Bench]

They can do both tho, keep Larkin and do the thing.

Absolutely. Elite talents are getting paid 10+ these days. Even not really elite talents like Jonathan Huberdeau are getting those deals.

Larkin below 9 is exactly all we could hope for to keep him on the Wings. He's a first line talent and with the cap on the rise, his deal may look really good in 2-3 years if he maintains this current play.

 

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

I don't like it. Larkin isn't a special talent. Could easily be replaced at a later stage. Don't see him winning anything with Detroit.

If the past ten years have taught me anything it's that this is not true.

 

[norrisnick]

If the past ten years have taught me anything it's that this is not true.

He's the best forward the Wings have drafted since 1999.

 

[StargateSG1]

He's the best forward the Wings have drafted since 1999.

That just underlines how bad the Wings drafting has been until 4 years ago.

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

This is my sentiment. It only helps them finish 10th every year. They need superstars if they want to win long term.

Signing Larkin doesn't preclude getting a superstar. They certainly aren't getting one in a league where they can't get higher than a 4OA pick.

I just posted this on the Detroit board, but from 2013-2022 20 out of 40 top-4 picks went to the Atlantic, and 8 out of 10 first overall picks as well. Detroit got leapfrogged for the vast majority of those picks. You can't build through the draft when 50% of all top-4 picks and 80% of first overall picks are being drafted into your division by teams that are already better than yours.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

This is my sentiment. It only helps them finish 10th every year. They need superstars if they want to win long term.

Superstars make more money than this.... It isn't a superstar contract, get ready Mo is about to get one of those.

Happy for Larks, glad to see this get done. Anything under 9 million would make me happy so good work Stevie.

 

[jaster]

I know I've been hard on you lately, but you're still the best chance we have to send a forum member to the pros, so chin up, we're all counting on you.

*jogs in place, shakes hands at sides, purses lips and exhales a few short, quick breaths while looking skyward to the hockey gods*

I got this, I got this, I got this, Bench believes in me, I got this.

 

[Run the Jewels]

He's the best forward the Wings have drafted since 1999.

Yeah, Larkin is a low ceiling guy but even at his bang on average season the floor is very high. If we had 2 guys at Larkin's level as our top 2 centers you could win with those guys.

 

[Oddbob]

Good deal, I like it.

 

[norrisnick]

Yeah, Larkin is a low ceiling guy but even at his bang on average season the floor is very high. If we had 2 guys at Larkin's level as our top 2 centers you could win with those guys.

That's the plan with Marco

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

*jogs in place, shakes hands at sides, purses lips and exhales a few short, quick breaths while looking skyward to the hockey gods*

I got this, I got this, I got this, Bench believes in me, I got this.

Bench is going to trade you to Reddit for picks. Sorry.

 

[FabricDetails]

*jogs in place, shakes hands at sides, purses lips and exhales a few short, quick breaths while looking skyward to the hockey gods*

I got this, I got this, I got this, Bench believes in me, I got this.

Jog?... Have you considered a video coaching job? Haha.

Although feel free to take the actual question seriously.

 

[dalem177]

Bench is going to trade you to Reddit for picks. Sorry.

I thought we were going to trade the whole HFBoard /Detroit forum except for jaster and just tank the rest of the season.

-MyTankIsFight

P.S. Fun book on crazy WWII never-made weapons: "My Tank is Fight!". Good stuff.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

This seems about fair value to me. Surprised Yzerman got him down below 9, was expecting something between 9.25-9.5.