Dylan Larkin

Jakub Vrana Returns from NHL/NHLPA player assistance program

On Friday morning, the Detroit Red Wings and the NHL/NHLPA announced that forward Jakub Vrana had been returned to available status. Vrana joined his teammates in practice Friday morning wearing a blue, non-contact jersey. From the NHL/NHLPA press release; “The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association announced today that Detroit Red Wings […]

New Salary Cap Implications in Detroit

On Tuesday, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman indicated that the NHL salary cap will rise $1 million to $83.5 million. He also stated that if the players pay off the remaining $70 million escrow debt to the owners during this season, the cap could increase to as high as $86 million for the start of the […]

Elmer Soderblom set to return to Detroit’s lineup in Minnesota

Ahead of Wednesday night’s game in Minnesota, the Detroit Red Wings recalled forward Elmer Soderblom from Grand Rapids and placed Olli Maatta on injured reserve. This move comes after Derek Lalonde told the media after Tuesday’s 1-0 loss against Carolina that Dylan Larkin would be unavailable against the Wild. Larkin left the game briefly in […]

Red Wings split week on the road

The Detroit Red Wings capped off a productive road trip with a 3-2 overtime loss in Dallas. The week continued Detroit’s longest road trip of the year, whereby the Red Wings played four games in seven days. The Red Wings started the trip with a Sunday 4-2 win in Columbus. Detroit then split two games […]

Red Wings: Top Performers for November

The Detroit Red Wings played 13 games in November and came out of the month with a 7-3-3 record. The month started nicely with three consecutive wins and ended with two losses. After 22 games, Detroit’s overall record was 11-6-5, good for 4th in the Atlantic Conference. Here are the Red Wings Top Performers for […]

Red Wings Split December Weekend

The Detroit Red Wings picked up an enormous win over Columbus on Sunday that snapped a three-game winless streak. After starting the week with three home losses to Toronto (4-2), Buffalo (5-4, SO), and Vegas (4-1), the Red Wings battled to a 4-2 win in Columbus. After Sunday’s win against the Blue Jackets, the Red […]

Larkin’s Price Continues to Increase

On the most recent episode of the “32 Thoughts” podcast hosted by Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman, the latter gave insight on what Dallas forward Roope Hintz’s new deal might mean for Dylan Larkin and the Detroit Red Wings. “The one to me that’s the most interesting to me is Larkin (comparing Bo Horvat […]

Lalonde Shuffles Lines in Detroit

To get more offense, Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde has changed his lines. Some players are not contributing; a shakeup may be just what the doctor ordered. Recently, the Red Wings have been playing with only 12 healthy forwards, and after scoring only two goals against a depleted Toronto defense, a shakeup looked like […]

Early Season Grades for Red Wings Players

The quarter-mark of the 2022-2023 season has come and gone, and it’s time to grade each of the current Red Wings healthy players. The rankings will be based on how each player has performed after Game #21 on Monday night against Toronto. Forwards Dylan Larkin has played all 21 games for the Red Wings. He […]

Red Wings Continue Strong Month of November

The Detroit Red Wings picked up two wins last week and continue to climb the NHL standings. The Red Wings started the week on Wednesday with an impressive 3-0 win at home against Nashville. On Friday, Dylan Larkin sealed the win with a shootout goal helping the Red Wings sweep the week with a 4-3 […]