When Dylan Larkin first requested his trade from the Detroit Red Wings, it seemed like many were empathetic.
After all, Larkin just made it through 10 years without the playoffs. Everyone has a breaking point eventually, and players are well within their rights to request trades.
Flash forward months later, however, and it looks like the narrative has turned on Larkin.
After months of providing nothing but a three-team trade list, a lack of communication with fans, a half-baked effort at playing for the team and then refusing to play for the team, Larkin has been suspended without pay and many in the league are scrutinizing him.