Larkin passed the first test with flying colors. It only gets harder from here.
Something kind of lost and/or glossed over in the summer discussion about the Red Wings and their mishandling of youth is the exception already on the roster. While Kyle is rightfully worried about what’s going to happen with waiver eligible players, we have a waiver-exempt 20 year old who absolutely will not be buried in Grand Rapids to start the season. Dylan Larkin is the real deal and he’s got a chance to be great.
Just see how Kris Draper gushed about the phenom on Sirius XM (as transcribed by Chris Nichols at Today’s Slapshot)
“We know we have something special.