Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin has struggled to score over the last 11 games, so Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen posted a subscriber-only article noting that Larkin hopes to follow Patrick Kane’s example in breaking out of his slump:
“He’s just been all over the puck and I think he’s elevated it, he’s raised his compete, and it’s great to see,” Larkin said. “I think he’s found a way to get himself out of it and even myself. I need to start to follow that lead and start to play with that jam that he’s been playing with.”
Larkin is looking for his team to play better tonight to salvage a split out of a home-and-home with the Montreal Canadiens. But Larkin clearly is looking to push himself to play at a higher level. What Detroit coaches, fans and the media have witnessed each time Larkin is injured is this team goes as he goes.
That’s why Larkin looks at Kane, certainly one of the most dominant players in U.S. hockey history, and wonders if he should follow his lead.
“He’s kind of forcing himself into the game and sticking with it when it doesn’t go well. There’s no flow to the game,” Larkin said. “So stuff like that.”
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