Frank Seravalli said this morning that the Bruins could sneak into the Dylan Larkin conversation.
Speaking on Oilers NOW, the insider said Boston wants in on the Red Wings captain. This is a rumor, and nothing suggests a deal is close.
Seravalli said the Bruins "might be a team that could sneak into this Dylan Larkin conversation," and that he knows "they want to be in the mix and they think Larkin could be a real difference maker for them."
He also said he doesn't know why a team like Boston isn't on Larkin's 10-team list. That is the new piece. A national voice is saying Boston wants Larkin and sees him as a difference maker.
We covered why the Bruins were left off Larkin's list last week. Elliotte Friedman and Pierre LeBrun have since linked Boston to Detroit's interest in some form.
David Pagnotta added a different layer today. He said the Bruins have poked on Simon Edvinsson as well as Larkin, and that the team wants one or two pieces with term or control over an extended period.
Pagnotta's description is not a rental shopping list. It is a team that wants help beyond this season, and Larkin, 30, would fit that kind of search only if the price made sense.
Why the Bruins can afford to push
Because they are winning. Boston is 13-4-1 and sits first in the Atlantic Division, riding a four-game winning streak into Thursday's game against the Canadiens.
Detroit is 24th in the NHL at 7-8-3 and has lost three straight, with a game in St. Louis tonight. The Red Wings are the team with the questions right now. Boston is the one with a lead to protect.
Management is allowed to push when the room is this healthy. A team in first place that leaves a potential difference maker to others looks passive, and leaving the Bruins off Larkin's list looks like a missed fit for both sides.
Larkin has 6 points in 10 games this season, so he is not a spectacular fix on paper. Boston's interest, according to Seravalli, is about what he could be in the lineup.
The next test is whether Larkin's list changes, or whether the Bruins find a route around it. We will keep tabs on it.
Quick hits
MONTREAL CANADIENSEric Engels reports that Jacob Fowler will start in goal against the Wild tonight, on a night the Canadiens honour Carey Price. Not a bad assignment for a young goalie.
WASHINGTON CAPITALSRyan Leonard plays his 100th career game tonight in Ottawa, a milestone the Capitals highlighted this morning. Nice round number for a young player.
GOALIE WATCHLeafs Latest and Terry Koshan say Sergei Bobrovsky will start for the Maple Leafs tonight against the Avalanche. Toronto sticks with its man.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNINGFour regulars were missing from Tuesday's practice, and recalled Sam O'Reilly skated on a line with Jake Guentzel. Worth watching how those lines shake out.
LINEUPMarco Damico reports the Canadiens are putting Josh Anderson back in the lineup against the Wild tonight. Montreal gets a body back on a big night.
This article was written with the help of artificial intelligence, based on public reports and official sources.
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