Dylan Larkin: “We didn’t do anything. We didn’t gain any momentum from the trade deadline. Guys were kind of down about it.”
Dylan Larkin: "We didn't do anything. We didn't gain any momentum from the trade deadline. Guys were kind of down about it."
byu/AintNoBuffet inDetroitRedWings
27 comments
Boohoo. MTL didn’t make a move either and they’re getting ready for a playoff game tonight.
Maybe they shouldn’t have come out of the 4 Nations break completely flat and bigger moves would’ve been made at the deadline. Did he ever consider that?
This is a weak excuse. Your job isn’t to manage the roster. Your job is to elevate your game and elevate those around you since you are the captain.
I was as frustrated as anyone that the season went how it did and has gone how it has the past 3 seasons, but injured or not, Larkin’s play down the stretch was as strong as Casper the friendly ghost.
Isn’t it his job to keep the spark alive and keep morale up through the tough times?
admittedly the captain probably shouldn’t be saying this publicly but if he’s feeling the need to he’s gotta be incredibly fed up
Is this entire interview posted somewhere?
The Wings weren’t even holding a playoff spot at the deadline (if I’m remembering correctly) and had the toughest strength-of-schedule of any team from that point forward. Trading futures for rentals would’ve been a very dumb idea.
We’re all trying to find the guy who did this! 🌭
I wonder who was down about it and what did those players think was going to happen? We sign Rantanen and make a miracle cup run? At some point i get winning but you also have to be realistic.
I’m a big Larkin fan but this is weak as hell
They lost 4 games in a row prior to the deadline, so the collapse was already in progress. It would have been a horrible decision to trade away futures for a rental, particularly given which players were available and what prices they were going for.
He also took a shot at how he won’t be on the team when 4th rounders make the team. The whole interview is cringe and embarrassing for a captain.
Yeah, here’s the team captain throwing the GM under the bus instead of saying “It was my job to find a spark and I didn’t.”
Stevie as captain would have NEVER done this no matter how he felt. To me this is the evidence needed to take the C away from Dylan, finally. A leader in the organization does not do something so divisive in front of a microphone, period.
And if we’re being honest, Smith and Watson were a pretty good spark the captain of the team could have embraced. Not a huge splash, but they were good energy… And injuries to people like Copp hurt more than anyone realized. But let’s gloss all that over and throw the GM under the bus?? really???
I like Larkin but I need my captain to believe that his guys are good enough to get it done. Even if they are not.
I love Larkin, but this is such a bad look on him. Columbus and Montreal didn’t receive extra help. By comparison, Suzuki went to Montreal’s office and told them not to sell, and they rallied to the post season. Larkin got hurt during four nations, a tournament he seemed way more excited for than like any Detroit season I can remember, and then was practically a nonfactor for the third March in a row. This sort of entitled mentality to the press, an excuse for his team’s shortcomings, not a good look. Not to mention Kane had a totally different tune. Frankly, it’s kind of loser mentality, which sucks to say. Like suck it up and play hard, man. That’s what your direct rivals did and they outplayed you. You’re the leader of the team!
He’s entitled to feel this way, I respect his transparency, I just think it reflects poorly on him here.
How about don’t go fucking 3-6 leading up to the deadline.
There was a better argument for selling than for buying at the deadline, because of the way these losers (Larkin very much included) were already starting to piss away every bit of forward momentum the coaching change had brought.
I’m not one of those weirdos who always says stuff like we need a new captain or even trade him. That’s nonsense at this point.
But my god, have some self awareness dude. You guys stink up the room every year at the same time, and you want to be rewarded for it?
This is either a needed indictment of Yzerman where Larkin is projecting how he (and possibly the team) feels… or this is a bold misstep by Larkin. I guess it could be both. Depressing either way.
Larkins leadership leaves something to be desired. Instead of saying “I’ll take the blame, I should have played better”….he’s blaming others. Seems like he still needs to mature quite a bit.
Every one on the and in the redwings organization needs to step up. Everyone is saying who should be responsible for the collapse but it’s everybody. No one should feel like they did good because collapsing down the stretch year after year is getting old
I’m a bit…. I don’t know if worried is the right word, but curious if Four Nations finally gave Larkin a taste of what it would be like to be a part of a high vibes, winning enterprise, and his mentality about Detroit shifted subtly but inexorably upon his return.
Have you ever been in a bad relationship or a shit job and you kind of knew it but you didn’t really have the motivation to do anything about it, and then suddenly you got a glimpse of what it might be like to be in a good relationship or a good job and suddenly, what was once suboptimal became almost intolerable? Yeah…
In the Ozzy and Keats episode with Chelios, Chelios mentions that the Wings need to pick themselves up and stop feeling sorry for themselves. This was clearly a big thing behind the scenes and it was out there enough for former players to know what was going on. Wondering where this will all lead.
First, I agree with not trading prospects that are planned to be up next season hopefully and part of the eventual contending teams. Second, he may have been more likely to do something if they didn’t go on a massive skid again. But also, the NHL roster, on defense was atrocious so help was needed. You can tell this season got to a lot of people, reaching a tipping point, hopefully the offseason and into the regular season everyone has some pride and urgency to end the drought.
Look man, after that 4 nations cup, the season fell apart
Just come back ready to go next year
Maybe don’t let your team collapse in March like the last 3 seasons?? You’re the captain Dylan. I’ve always supported Larkin through the brutal years but I’m getting worried his leadership is not all that great considering how demoralized this team gets every season.
Interesting set of circumstances. Does this get Yzerman to take note of his captain’s morale or does it piss him off and get him started thinking about making a trade. Yzerman ditched Lecalvier and Martin St. Louis in Tampa when they were core pieces and fan favorites.
I love Larks and think he’s got legit grievances with the FO with how bad some of their free agent signings have been. That said, just in terms of organizational health, this isn’t a great sign.
As much as this might be an unpopular opinion with you folks, I would be perfectly content if they just traded him. (With decent returns, of course)
Probably an unpopular opinion, but here goes. This teams psyche seems so very, very fragile. They whined when we traded guys away by swooning and sulking over the last several years. Now they whine when we don’t trade guys away for rentals. We fold like cheap lawn chairs when the games and season is “on the line” every March. We have a bunch of weak- minded guys on this team, I wonder, is our Captain one of them? We need to get tougher mentally and I don’t know how you go about doing that.
.