Larkin Reports to Red Wings Camp Despite Trade Request — SkimNews
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- Dylan Larkin will report to Red Wings training camp despite his summer trade request, with the team announcing it will begin the season without a captain after 'in-depth discussions' between Larkin and Red Wings leadership.
- Steve Yzerman is no longer Detroit's general manager; the team has hired a search firm conducting interviews for his replacement, and the franchise said further Larkin discussions are on hold until 'new hockey operations leadership is in place.'
- The Minnesota Wild, led by GM Bill Guerin, have tried to acquire Larkin this summer but the sides remain at a stalemate, with the GM vacancy in Detroit complicating a deal.
- Larkin, 30, was a key member of the 2026 U.S. men's Olympic team that won gold in Milan, playing on a penalty kill unit that went a flawless 18-for-18.
- Patrick Kane left Detroit in free agency to return to the Chicago Blackhawks, a departure the team attributes in part to the offseason uncertainty.
- Defenseman Simon Edvinsson remains unsigned, with a contract extension still an unresolved piece of business for a franchise that hasn't made the playoffs since Larkin's 2015-16 rookie season.
Why it matters: The Red Wings enter camp without a GM or captain while holding a player who just won Olympic gold — a 10-year playoff drought makes this limbo expensive. Minnesota cannot close a trade until Detroit fills its front office, and Patrick Kane already fled to Chicago over the uncertainty, raising the cost of inaction on Larkin.
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