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10/29 17:41 CDT Red Wings suspend Dylan Larkin after GM says he told team he
would not longer play for Detroit
Red Wings suspend Dylan Larkin after GM says he told team he would not longer
play for Detroit
By LARRY LAGE
AP Hockey Writer
DETROIT (AP) --- The Detroit Red Wings have suspended Dylan Larkin without pay
and taken him off the roster after they said he told the team he will no longer
play for the franchise, growing frustrated by its inability to move him months
after he asked for a trade.
"We are disappointed by his decision, particularly given his obligations to the
organization and his teammates," interim general manager Shawn Horcoff said in
a statement Thursday, shortly before Detroit hosted Chicago.
Detroit coach Todd McLellan told reporters earlier in the day that Larkin would
not play against the Blackhawks, adding that Horcoff was expected to address
the move.
Larkin asked for a trade in the offseason after the franchise extended its
postseason drought to a decade, but he started the season still on the team but
stripped of the captaincy.
"We will continue to explore trade opportunities involving Dylan," Horcoff
said. "In addition to needing his approval, any trade must also be in the best
interests of the Detroit Red Wings and support the organization's long-term
goals.
"I want to thank and commend our coaches and players for their continued focus,
and being committed to competing every day."
A message seeking comment was left with Larkin's agent, Pat Brisson.
Larkin is the second NHL player suspended without pay this fall after
requesting a trade during the offseason. Winnipeg did that with goaltender
Connor Hellebuyck --- a U.S. Olympic teammate of Larkin's --- before sending
him to New Jersey last week.
Now it's Larkin, who will forfeit roughly $41,000 a day while suspended.
The 30-year-old center has two goals and six assists in 10 games, giving him
278 goals and 649 points in 818 games since making his debut with his hometown
Red Wings during the 2015-16 season. Larkin, who is from Waterford, Michigan,
was drafted by Detroit No. 15 overall in 2014 after playing for the Wolverines
in college.
He was a key player for the United States when it won Olympic gold last
February at the Milan Cortina Games.
After missing two games with an upper-body injury, he scored in his season
debut --- after being booed when he touched the puck on his first shift --- to
help Detroit beat Ottawa. He scored again on Monday night in a win at Edmonton.
Larkin has a full no-trade clause as part of his eight-year contract, which has
five years remaining with an annual salary cap hit of $8.7 million. He
initially told the Red Wings he would accept a trade to Florida, Minnesota and
Vegas before reportedly adding more possibilities in recent weeks.
Nearly a month into the season, standout defenseman Simon Edvinsson remains
unsigned as a restricted free agent. The 23-year-old Swede had nine goals and
25 points in 72 games last year, his second full season in the NHL. Detroit
drafted him No. 6 overall in 2021 and he has 19 career goals and 60 points in
175 games.
In desperately need of good news two weeks ago, the Red Wings signed two-time
All-Star forward Alex DeBrincat to a seven-year contract worth $13 million per
season.
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