Dylan Larkin chooses to sit, drawing suspension from Red Wings
The Detroit News • • sports
Key Points:
- Dylan Larkin has been suspended without pay by the Detroit Red Wings after refusing to play, expressing frustration over slow trade talks and hoping to prompt a trade by sitting out games.
- The Red Wings stripped Larkin of his captaincy before training camp, and despite his trade request in June, no deal has been made due to salary cap issues and lack of suitable offers from the 10 teams on Larkin's no-trade list.
- Montreal has shown strong interest in Larkin despite not being on his approved trade list, and trade discussions involving Larkin and defenseman Simon Edvinsson have reportedly intensified recently.
- Larkin, 30, has five years left on a contract worth $8.7 million annually and is considered a valuable two-way center, while Edvinsson, 23, remains unsigned with the Wings and faces a December 1 deadline to sign or sit out the season.
- The Wings are seeking an NHL center and prospects or draft picks in return for Larkin, with speculation growing that the team may accept a futures-based trade package amid ongoing negotiations.
