Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin, who just announced he was showing up for training camp, is now out. Interim GM Shawn Horcoff dropped the news Wednesday, Sept. 16, that Larkin won’t be on the ice for those crucial early sessions because of an upper-body injury he picked up while training this offseason. Talk about a curveball!
Larkin’s Wild Situation in Detroit
This is a wild turn for Detroit. Larkin had requested a trade way back in the early offseason, after the team missed the playoffs for a shocking tenth straight season. But then he came out on September 11 and said, “Nope, I’m reporting to camp!” Only to get dinged up before it even really started. Horcoff’s hoping Larkin can be back before camp wraps up this Sunday, but there’s no solid timeline yet. The team’s already announced they’re starting this season without a captain, a role Larkin’s held since 2021. So yeah, big shoes to fill, or maybe just a gaping hole there. Horcoff, predictably, stayed tight-lipped about the whole trade request drama, saying his focus is locked on getting a new deal for restricted free agent defenseman Simon Edvinsson and extending forward Alex DeBrincat. It’s a full-on mess, to be honest.
Makar’s Monster Deal and Injury Scare
But Detroit isn’t the only team dealing with injury headaches as camps get going. Out in Colorado, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said defenseman Cale Makar has been dealing with a lower-body injury recently. They’re playing it smart, keeping him out of the first day of practices, but Bednar says he should be back soon. Makar, by the way, just became the NHL’s first ever $20 million player with an insane eight-year extension this month. That deal starts in 2027-28 and makes him the highest-paid guy in the league. You really don’t want your biggest money player out, even for a day!
So, as training camps push forward through Sunday, the big question hanging over Detroit is when, or if, Larkin gets back on the ice and what happens with that trade request. For Colorado, it’s just about getting their superstar Makar fully healthy before the real games start.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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