Sabres face hefty cost for potential trade with Red Wings for Larkin
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 10, 2026, 5:49 AM
Last updated Jun 10, 2026
The Buffalo Sabres are exploring options to acquire Dylan Larkin from the Detroit Red Wings, but face significant hurdles due to Larkin's high trade value and his status as a division rival. Sabres' general manager may need to part with key assets like Jack Quinn and prospect Radim Mrtka, as well as multiple draft picks, to get Larkin, who finished last season with 67 points in 74 games. Complicating matters is Larkin's full no-trade clause, which restricts the teams he can be traded to and includes several preferred destinations outside of Buffalo. Both teams would need to negotiate a favorable return for the deal to materialize.
- •Buffalo needs a top-line center as they pursue playoff contention.
- •Larkin has a no-trade clause and preferred destinations outside Buffalo.
- •Sabres may need to give up substantial assets to acquire Larkin.
- •Larkin scored 67 points last season, showing consistent offensive production.
- •Negotiations with Detroit could be complex due to division rival dynamics.
- 5:49 AMYahoo Sports — The Sabres May Want To Think Twice Before Chasing Dylan Larkin
"Buffalo desperately needs a top-line center, but the price to pry Dylan Larkin away from a division rival may simply be too steep.
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