Darren Dreger

Well, yeah, I mean, you're referring to Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings.

And, you know, when you think of bombshells, that's as big a bombshell as we're probably going to get leading into the offseason post Stanley Cup.

So I think there's need for a little bit of an explanation here.

This has been in the works for a while.

I think that's pretty obvious.

You know, you don't just wake up one morning as a top player and go, okay.

I've been here 11 years, whatever it is.

It hasn't worked out.

Time for a fresh start.

No, years probably is a stretch, O-Dog, but...

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?