Red Wings hold Dylan Larkin out of lineup ahead of Blackhawks game

Detroit announced that forward Dylan Larkin will not dress for Thursday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks. The decision was made after Larkin missed the morning skate, and interim general manager Shawn Horcoff said he will address the matter at a later time.

Larkin, who requested a trade this summer and was stripped of the captaincy in September, has recorded six points (two goals, four assists) in ten games this season. He is under an eight-year, $69.6 million contract that runs through the 2029-30 season.

Horcoff said on Oct. 14, "I think it's going to take some time. He's working back through that. I think it's only going to get easier for him as things go on here and he starts to find his game and his legs a little bit more. It hasn't been easy for him."

He added, "I have to give Dylan a lot of credit with the way he's handled this. It's clearly not an easy situation, but he's got the full support of management, teammates and the coaching staff, and he came back and really played right off the bat."

Larkin, a 2014 first-round draft pick from Waterford, Michigan, has 649 career points in 818 regular-season games and ranks among the franchise’s top scorers. Detroit currently sits last in the Atlantic Division with a 5-4-3 record and has not reached the playoffs since 2016.