Darren Dreger

Again, you think of Dylan Larkin, I mean, you know, it feels like he was born and raised to play with the Detroit Red Wings.

You know, obviously, right?

Like, that's where he's from.

So for Dylan to get to the place where he's requested a trade –

That tells you that there's been a lot of thought.

There's layering to all of this.

I mean, the man has a family.

And I don't think it's as cut and dried as him wanting an opportunity to win, and he doesn't see that opportunity in Detroit.

I think that's maybe where it starts.

But then there are multiple layers that go beyond that.

How did he get to this point?

You know, did management do enough to insulate him to augment what they have?

All of those things.

And, you know, those are questions that I suppose Dylan is going to have to face if or when a trade actually happens.

But the information is legit.

And I think that he and his representation, which is CAA, it's Pat Brisson and JP Berry in that group, are dismayed that the information got out in the fashion that it did because

When you're talking about a top-end guy like this, especially in a market like that, where, let's be honest, there aren't that many starters that play with the Detroit Red Wings.

They're good players, but Dylan Larkin is kind of the one guy that stirred the drink.

We saw that when he got hurt this year.

So I think they want to do their business beneath the public eye and underneath the surface, and it just hasn't worked out that way.