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Detroit Red Wings' Dylan Larkin at center: 'It’s a heck of a thing'

Dylan Larkin began the season as a center. It appears he’ll end the season playing there instead of the wing.

“I’ve had him at center here for a little bit,” said Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill. “Since the Boston game. It’s something I’ve thought about for a long time.

“We moved off the center position to the wing early in the year to try to free him up a little bit potentially.”

Blashill said the move was made to take some pressure off him.

Larkin, who grew up in Waterford and starred at Michigan, had a sensational start as a rookie and finished with 23 goals and 45 points in 80 games.