Intriguing Montreal Canadiens player spotted with Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin sparks trade rumors
It's always odd when you picture two Atlantic Division rivals training during the offseason, but for Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings, Cole Caufield, a Montreal Canadiens superstar, didn't shy away from the chance.
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Cole Caufield and Red Wings veteran Dylan Larkin were spotted training together this postseason.
It's time for players to start preparing for training camp, and some players travel, some stick close to home.
While we don't know where Larkin has been training as of late, his Instagram account has given us some dirty details on who he's been training with, and that is former Team USA teammate and Montreal Canadien Cole Caulfield.
Iron sharpens iron, right?
With the duo training together, think of a potential mix-up in the future where Steve Yzerman gets bold enough to tap into the connections made in Team USA to bring Caulfield south of the border into Hockeytown.
Last season in 82 games, Caulfield posted 70 points (37-33) as an "undersized" forward who was written off initially by NHL pundits.
He was drafted 15th overall by the Canadiens in the 2019 NHL draft and now has 287 NHL games under his belt. He's scored 119 points (118-101), and
As for his situation with the Canadiens, he's in year three of his 8-year $7.85 million deal. Could there come a point where Steve Yzerman gets bold enough to make a move for a budding superstar like Caulfield to bolster the ranks?
Detroit is closer to home than Montreal and is in a rebuilding phase, and the Red Wings have the assets to make it happen. When, Stevie?
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JUILLET 29 | 176 ANSWERS Intriguing Montreal Canadiens player spotted with Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin sparks trade rumors Should the Detroit Red Wings take a run at forward Cole Caufield of the Montreal Canadiens in the future? |
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