Detroit Red Wings suspend Dylan Larkin amid trade request

The Detroit Red Wings announced on Thursday that star forward Dylan Larkin has been suspended without pay after informing the team he no longer wanted to play for the organization. Larkin missed the morning skate and was held out of the lineup for trade-related reasons.

Interim general manager Shawn Horcoff said the team received a call from Larkin's agent stating that Larkin would not come to the rink and no longer wanted to be part of the Red Wings. Horcoff described trade talks as ongoing and said his phone rang frequently due to interest in Larkin.

“To put it simply - we received a call from Dylan's agent today saying that Dylan wasn't going to be coming to the rink today and no longer wanted to be part of the Red Wings.”

Larkin will forfeit $41,000 per day in salary during the suspension. Horcoff could not put a timeline on how long Larkin would sit out, noting that a trade is difficult given the teams on his list.

Larkin, a Michigan native drafted in the first round in 2014, requested a trade in June. He met with his agents on Wednesday evening and decided he had enough of the situation.

Larkin has expanded his list of potential trade destinations from three teams to ten. The teams include the Minnesota Wild, Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils, Tampa Bay Lightning, Colorado Avalanche, Utah Mammoth, Washington Capitals, Dallas Stars, and Carolina Hurricanes.

The suspension follows a 4-3 shootout win against the Edmonton Oilers, in which Larkin scored with 17 seconds left to force overtime.