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A couple things are pretty clear from various reports about the trade request of Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin and the potential movement of Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson.
Larkin has reportedly added the Stars to his trade list, for one, meaning he'd approve a deal of himself to Dallas.
Robertson's salary is going to have a really hard time fitting in the Stars' books, and the Pittsburgh Penguins like Robertson.
So there's a world where Larkin ends up in Dallas, and Robertson ends up in Pittsburgh.
What about Detroit?
There could be a three-team trade here, if the teams align on a full structure.
"With Dylan Larkin adding Dallas to his trade list, and reports that Detroit wouldn't want Jason Robertson, I think a 3-team trade with Dallas, Pittsburgh and Detroit could be a very real possibility now," hockey analyst Matt Meagher wrote Thursday on X. "This might be the #LetsGoPens best chance of actually getting J-Rob. It could also be individual transactions, where Dallas gets assets from us in a J-Rob trade, to then flip those assets to Detroit for Larkin, in a different trade. There has been smoke from national media around a possible 3-team trade with DAL, DET and PIT as recently as yesterday."
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Why would this make sense?
These teams don't seem to be aligned for simple, two-team trades.
Reports indicate that the Stars don't want to give the Red Wings a player like Wyatt Johnston for Larkin.
And the Penguins and Stars have been talking for a while without Robertson moving, suggesting they haven't been able to match up on a cost.
Sometimes, it takes a three-team deal to loosen everything up and find the right matches.
Does Pittsburgh have enough of an asset (maybe something bold like the young Ben Kindel) to facilitate a deal like this? That'll be the question.
But there are certainly a lot of viewpoints of this where, at least in terms of desires, this could make sense.
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