legacy means more when they get older and see that they wont be young and invincible forever. larkin still isnt that old. also, some players have different priorities, some are wiser than others, and some are dumb. i dont where larkin fits.
also, yzerman made all those playoffs early in his career when only the last place team missed out. and he played in the norris division when it was probably the worst division in hockey in the 80s. not to discredit stevie, he was the best player on those teams by far and one of the best offensive players in the league, but the rest of the team other than maybe gallant and ogrodnick for a while and then probert, was largely ****.