{"id":"1793313720712-sports-segment","slug":"larkin-suspended-after-refusing-to-play","title":"Larkin Suspended After Refusing to Play","summary":"The Detroit Red Wings suspended Dylan Larkin without pay and removed him from the roster after he told the team he would no longer play for them. Larkin had requested a trade in June. He had two goals and four assists in 10 games this season. His contract carries an $8.7 million average annual value, and the suspension costs him roughly $40,000 per day.\n\nLarkin became frustrated after months without a trade. He had been stripped of the captaincy but reported to camp and played through his request until this week. His agent, Pat Brisson, said Larkin “had enough” and had been professional during the process. The Red Wings said they will keep exploring trade opportunities, but any deal must make sense for Detroit.\n\nThe Red Wings announced Thursday that Dylan Larkin was suspended without pay after telling the team he would no longer play for Detroit. This is an athlete's opinion/self-assessment quote, not a checkable factual claim. Promotional F1 teaser about the Constructors' race; no specific factual assertion requiring a check.","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T22:42:00.712Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"The Pregame","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: The Red Wings announced Thursday that Dylan Larkin was suspended without pay after telling the team he would no longer play for Detroit. This is an athlete's opinion/self-assessment quote, not a checkable factual claim. Promotional F1 teaser about the Constructors' race; no specific factual assertion requiring a check.\nSource: [apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/red-wings-dylan-larkin-1f13ee2ba18e94ee89da619c2f7551c9); [audacy.com](https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroi (https://x.com/espn/status/2115923804673163506)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"The Red Wings announced Thursday that Dylan Larkin was suspended without pay after telling the team he would no longer play for Detroit. This is an athlete's opinion/self-assessment quote, not a checkable factual claim. Promotional F1 teaser about the Constructors' race; no specific factual assertion requiring a check.","sourceName":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/red-wings-dylan-larkin-1f13ee2ba18e94ee89da619c2f7551c9); [audacy.com](https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroi","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/espn/status/2115923804673163506","claim":"Breaking: The Detroit Red Wings have suspended Dylan Larkin without pay after he informed the Red Wings he will no longer play for them, the team announced. https://t.co/Zunzh00IQR","author":"@espn"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/espn/status/2115923804673163506","name":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/red-wings-dylan-larkin-1f13ee2ba18e94ee89da619c2f7551c9); [audacy.com](https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroi","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@espn"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793313720712-sports-segment-larkin-suspended-after-refusing-to-play","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793313720712-sports-segment-larkin-suspended-after-refusing-to-play","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793313720712-sports-segment-larkin-suspended-after-refusing-to-play and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Liam","text":"Dylan Larkin refused to play for Detroit, and the Red Wings suspended him without pay."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Suspended without pay? This thing has been brewing since June."},{"host":"Liam","text":"ESPN on X broke it. Larkin asked for a trade in June and still showed up to camp."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Then they stripped the C off his chest. That was the warning sign."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He kept playing anyway. Ten games, two goals, four assists."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's not exactly forcing their hand with your play."},{"host":"Liam","text":"His agent says Larkin \"had enough.\" He felt he'd done right by the team."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He's got an eight-point-seven million dollar cap hit. You don't walk away from that."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Walking away costs him about forty thousand dollars a day now. He knows."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Sorry, you signed the contract. Play the games."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He's been professional since June. Detroit slow-walked the trade request."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Detroit says they'll move him if a deal makes sense for them. That's their job."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And that's exactly why players force the issue. Teams can drag it out forever."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Oh, come on—Larkin is the face of that franchise. He owed them more than \"I'm done.\""},{"host":"Liam","text":"They took the captaincy, left him in limbo, and now they're shocked?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Interim GM Shawn Horcoff said the team was disappointed by \"his decision, particularly given his obligations to the organization and his teammates.\""},{"host":"Liam","text":"Of course he said that. That's the company line."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Liam, you played. You just stop showing up?"},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm not saying it's pretty. I'm saying Detroit helped build this mess."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"They weren't holding him hostage. They were trying to win games."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Minnesota's been aggressive, per ESPN. Larkin reportedly has a ten-team list and wants nothing to do with Canadian clubs."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"So there's a market. Make the best deal and move on."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's exactly what he's forcing."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And now he's suspended, losing money by the day, and the locker room loses its leader."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Maybe the locker room already knew he was checked out."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Then sit him with pay until a trade. Suspending him is cold."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You just said he owed them. Now you're mad they're hitting back?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I can think he's wrong and still think the suspension makes it uglier."},{"host":"Liam","text":"This is hockey, not HR. Tell a team you won't play, they hit the wallet."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Fine. When he's traded, someone's getting a motivated Larkin with something to prove."},{"host":"Liam","text":"For two goals and four assists, they'd better."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Exactly. Now show me a point guard who talks bigger than that."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Speaking of believing your own press—Bleacher Report on X has Ben Simmons saying the league has never seen a player like him."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He actually told them he's \"more than capable\" of playing in the NBA?"},{"host":"Liam","text":"Word for word: the league has never seen a player like him before, and he's \"more than capable.\""},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The league has seen him. From the bench, in street clothes."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He's not wrong that nobody has seen a player like him. Usually point guards shoot the ball."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I'll give him the size and the vision. When he actually plays."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The talent was real. It just disappeared for long stretches."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"At this point, \"more than capable\" is doing a lot of heavy lifting."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He's able enough to sell a comeback, that's for sure."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Comeback from what? He's barely been available for years."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You're being generous."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Look, I hope he plays. But saying the league has never seen a player like you after all these lost seasons? That's delusion, not confidence."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I think he's trying to convince a front office to take a flyer."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Some GM will. They always talk themselves into the size and the passing."},{"host":"Liam","text":"If he's actually healthy, he can help somebody as a point forward."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Big if. He's the classic \"available in theory.\""},{"host":"Liam","text":"The theory guy. I like that."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Alright, pivot to tonight. The NBA on X has Portland at 3-0 and Memphis at 4-0."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Young teams, real pace. That is the late game to watch."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That matchup is becoming a sneaky little rivalry."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Grizzlies defense against that Blazers backcourt? I'm taking Memphis."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"No, no—Portland's depth has been better. They don't rely on one guy."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Memphis is deeper. Plus Ja Morant is playing with something to prove."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You always pick the team with the better point guard."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Because point guards win in the NBA."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The Blazers have guards too. And they're not backing down."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Ten o'clock eastern, we'll see who's still unbeaten."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the kind of pregame I'm here for."}]}