Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin hasn't made it particularly easy on his current team to honor his trade request.
Larkin has a no-trade clause, and he initially included just three teams on an approved trade list. It was always going to be tough for the Red Wings to find an adequate offer from those teams.
The latest reports indicate Larkin has expanded the list to 10 teams, but one is notably not on there: the Buffalo Sabres.
That's particularly notable on Monday because a report out of Buffalo suggests that the Sabres actually could find a way to line things up for Larkin anyway.
Chad DeDominicis, the founder of the Expected Buffalo podcast, broke the news Monday that the Sabres and Larkin could be connected:
He acknowledges right off the bat that the trade list would be a hurdle to clear. Given that Larkin hasn't wavered on Montreal's interest, maybe he wouldn't do it for Buffalo, either — although the Sabres are a United States-based team and have one of Larkin's Olympic teammates, Tage Thompson.
The Sabres' best chance is likely if the Larkin saga drags on longer. If he still wants to get traded, and he still hasn't, maybe he'd open up his list further.
It's not likely, but as long as Larkin remains with the Red Wings, something still has to give at some point.
There is a relatively obvious return fit in a trade: Josh Norris.
There have also been multiple folks posting on social media that Larkin would make sense as a pseudo-replacement for the departed Alex Tuch.
This isn't something that seems imminent but rather is just worth watching for Buffalo fans. If news of a Larkin trade list expansion emerges at some point, maybe the Sabres would be in position to pounce.
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