Detroit — The timing, if nothing else, is a bit curious.
Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, who can begin negotiating a contract extension on July 13 on the first day of NHL free agency, has decided to switch representation.
Larkin is now with CAA, represented by Matt Williams and Pat Brisson, leaving KO Sports.
Larkin, 25, is about to begin the final year of his five-year contract worth $30.5 million ($6.1 million per salary cap hit) he signed in 2018.
Kurt Overhardt, KO Sports chief executive officer, was disappointed to hear about Larkin's decision in a statement released Thursday.