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Kucherov trade request adds to NHL drama-filled stretch

Original: Kucherov trade request heightens NHL's soap opera era. Plus: Your votes on Larkin-Red Wings spat https://www. nytimes.co

Nikita Kucherov has requested a trade, a stunning development involving one of the NHL's top players, and the news is being folded into what commentators call a 'soap opera era' for the league, alongside a spat between Dylan Larkin and the Detroit Red Wings. Fans are voting on the Larkin-Red Wings dispute as the drama unfolds across the league.

Why now: A superstar player's trade request, combined with ongoing team disputes, has made NHL drama the sport's dominant talking point right now.

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• Kucherov trade request heightens NHL's soap opera era. Plus: Your votes on Larkin-Red Wings spat https://www. nytimes.com/athletic/7750582/2 026/11/03/nhl-kucherov-trade-request-larkin/ Let's get you caught up on the Nikita Kucherov mess and the rest of the drama around the… · athletic@sportsfeed.me

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