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Dylan Larkin out for Red Wings game as trade talk grows
The Detroit Red Wings left Dylan Larkin out of their lineup for a game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
The team has not said why he was held out, and Larkin had not practiced the day before.
Trade talks around the forward are escalating, though no deal or terms have been announced.
Larkin requested a trade this summer, and Detroit removed him as captain in September.
The 30-year-old has six points in 10 games this season and five years remaining on his contract.
Interim general manager Shawn Horcoff said he would address the situation later; the sources give no further details about what happens next.
Dylan Larkin will not play for the Detroit Red Wings against the Chicago Blackhawks as trade talks around him escalate.
Interim general manager Shawn Horcoff is expected to address the situation later.
Larkin requested a trade this summer, and the request later became public.
Detroit removed Larkin as captain on Sept. 11; he had held the role since Jan. 13, 2021.
Larkin has six points in 10 games this season and has five seasons remaining on his contract.
- Who
- Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings forward, is out of the lineup. Interim general manager Shawn Horcoff is expected to address the situation.
- What
- Larkin will miss the game against the Chicago Blackhawks as trade talks around him escalate.
- When
- Oct. 29, 2026.
- Where
- In the Red Wings’ game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
- Why
- The sources do not state why Larkin was held out of the game.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Larkin requested a trade, a request that later became public.
The Red Wings announced that Larkin would no longer be the team’s captain.
Larkin missed Detroit’s season opener, a 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers.
Larkin returned and scored a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win against the Ottawa Senators.
Larkin did not practice Wednesday and was held out of the game against the Blackhawks Thursday.
- Current season
- 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists) in 10 games
- Contract
- 5 seasons remaining on an 8-year, $69.6 million deal
- Contract signed
- March 1, 2023
- Red Wings record
- 5-4-3
- Draft
- Detroit selected Larkin 15th overall in 2014
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We will see how Horcoff addresses this, but it sounds like current plan is for Larkin not to play until he his traded.