Dylan Larkin’s name has circulated through NHL trade chatter for months, and one scenario now points toward Las Vegas in a proposed swap sending Detroit’s captain west for two proven veterans and a haul of draft capital. Why Dylan Larkin Fits the Vegas Golden KnightsLarkin, 30, is signed through 2030-31 at an $8.7 million cap hit, part of a $69.6 million deal he signed with Detroit in March 2023. “Shortly after the season, I received a phone call from Dylan Larkin’s agent, informing me that Dylan would like to be traded,” Yzerman said, according to NHL.com. Absorbing Larkin’s $8.7 million requires shedding salary elsewhere, and moving out Karlsson and Dowd’s combined $8.9 million solves the required sum almost exactly. Dowd, whose two-year, $6 million deal runs through 2026-27, brings faceoff and penalty-kill value after Washington traded him to Vegas in March.