Dylan Larkin Is Officially Sitting Out Until the Red Wings Trade Him
Dylan’s had enough of the situation. We believe he’s been very professional and cooperative through this process.
has officially reached his breaking point in . The star center is packing up his gear and refusing to take the ice until the front office finally ships him out of town.
According to a statement from his agent, Pat Brisson, Larkin is done waiting around. Brisson told NHL insider Pierre LeBrun that Larkin has "had enough of the situation," adding that the camp believes they have been professional and cooperative up to this point. In agent-speak, that translates to: we asked nicely, you dragged your feet, and now we are making this your problem.
The timing is brutal for a squad that just wrapped up a decent Western Canada road trip. They took down the Canucks 5-2, dropped a 4-1 game to the , and bounced back with a tight 4-3 win over the . Now, they have to fly home and figure out how to replace their number one center on the fly.
Larkin is currently listed as perfectly healthy, meaning this is a pure, unadulterated holdout. For anyone looking at the betting board, this completely scrambles 's offensive projections. You cannot just pull a top-line center out of the lineup hours before puck drop and expect the moneyline to stay still.
The Red Wings host the tonight before welcoming the on Halloween. 's front office now has a massive, glaring spotlight on them to get a deal done, because the longer Larkin sits in the press box in street clothes, the faster their leverage evaporates.