As NHL All-Star weekend will get underway, Red Wings’ captain Dylan Larkin has larger points on his thoughts than profitable Friday night time’s quickest skater competitors.
Larkin, 26, can be an unrestricted free agent in the summer time, a subject he wasn’t ready to keep away from throughout media day on Thursday. Despite seemingly reaching an deadlock with Red Wings brass, Larkin maintained that he desires to stay in Detroit.
“I’ve said it all along and I stand by it, I really see myself as a Red Wing,” stated Larkin, Detroit’s lone All-Star. “It’s my first time in this position as an unrestricted free agent, but I doubt contracts really ever go smoothly until they’re done.”
Larkin didn’t appear to put inventory in experiences that he and Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman didn’t see eye-to-eye on an eight-year, $64 million extension.
“I think it’s not really the most truthful,” Larkin advised the media. “It’s just speculation, and I don’t really read into that too much.”
Larkin, a Michigan native and former Wolverine, remains to be a major a part of the Red Wings as they proceed their ascent from the basement of the Eastern Conference.
Aside from being the staff’s chief in factors (43) and objectives (15, tied with Lucas Raymond), Larkin’s off-ice contribution stays very important. A younger veteran and former prime prospect alike, the profession Red Wing (to this point) is a voice in the locker room that may relate to up-and-coming NHLers like Raymond and Moritz Seider and savvy, longtime execs like David Perron and Ben Chiarot alike.
Neither the power of the Red Wings youth motion nor the staff’s constant enchancment is misplaced on Larkin.
“I’m very excited about some of the guys we’ve drafted and some of the guys we’ve developed through their young careers,” Larkin stated. “I want to play on a good team, and I think we have the guys in our room to win. That’s what’s been a blessing – being able to focus on that and let the other stuff take care of itself.”
After the break, Larkin and the Red Wings will strive to shut a six-point hole between themselves and the second wildcard spot throughout a three-game house stand in opposition to the Oilers, Flames and Canucks.
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