Dylan Larkin was not at Thursday’s game-day skate for the Detroit Red Wings. It appears he may be done skating with the Wings forever.
Pat Brisson, Larkin’s agent, issued a statement indicating that his client will no longer be playing for the Red Wings.
“Dylan’s had enough of the situation,” read Brisson’s statement, according to reporting by TSN’s Pierre Lebrun. “We believe he’s been very professional and cooperative through this process.”
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Thursday was the second straight day that Larkin has been absent. He missed Wednesday’s practice.
Afterward, Detroit coach Todd McLellan described it as a maintenance day.
It turns out that Larkin met with Brisson in Detroit on the club’s off day following last week’s road trip. They came to a decision that Larkin would not return to the Red Wings.
An NHL source told DHN that he expected Larkin was about to be traded.
McLellan did confirm to reporters on Thursday morning that Larkin would not be in the lineup in tonight’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
“Dylan Larkin won’t play in tonight’s game,” McLellan told reporters.
Asked if Larkin was injured, McLellan added that Red Wings interim GM Shawn Horcoff would address the situation later in the day. That still hasn’t happened.
However, the Wings did remove Larkin’s name from the club’s roster.
Larkin Requested a Trade From The Red Wings in the Summer
Larkin put a formal trade request to the Red Wings in the summer. The team has sought to accommodate him ever since, without success.
That left Larkin in the unenviable position of having to report to training camp on a team he no longer wishes to play for. Just before camp, the Red Wings stripped Larkin of his captaincy.
Larkin, who has a full no-movement clause in the eight-year contract he signed with the Red Wings in 2023, originally gave the Red Wings a list of three NHL teams to which he would approve a trade. That list later grew to eight teams.
It’s since been expanded to include 10 teams.
According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, Larkin won’t play another NHL game until he is traded by the Red Wings.
By Bob Duff
Bob Duff has worked in the sports media industry since 1984 and covered the Red Wings since 1988. As.
