You can see Larkin’s side, to an extent.
It appears he wants to go to a team with a better chance to win. His only Stanley Cup Playoff experience was five games in 2015-16, his rookie season. The Red Wings have missed the playoffs the past 10 seasons, the longest drought in their history and the longest active drought in the NHL.
Larkin clashed with former GM Steve Yzerman and asked for a trade after last season. Yzerman was fired on July 15, but Detroit still hasn’t hired a permanent leader of hockey operations. Defenseman Simon Edvinsson, a restricted free
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