Avalanche Brace for a Larkin Twist in the Central

The Central Division already has enough bad blood to keep the coaches chewing through pens, and now Colorado has to stare down the possibility of Dylan Larkin landing in the neighborhood. That kind of move changes the temperature fast, because rival fronts start planning for matchups, not just talent. The Avalanche cannot afford to treat this like background noise, since one new center in the division can reshape the whole conversation around Colorado’s path.