Yardbarker’s Chris Morgan offers a list of 20 NHL players who he believes will be under the most pressure to perform this upcoming season, and Morgan lists Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin on his list:
Dylan Larkin
The Red Wings made the playoffs for 25 straight seasons between 1990-91 and 2015-16. Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Henrik Zetterberg all captained the Red Wings to playoff appearances, the first two hoisting Cups. Detroit has now missed the playoffs nine seasons in a row, including every season Larkin has been captain. This kind of drought doesn’t fly in Hockeytown. It pretty much needs to end now. If it doesn’t, Yzerman, now the general manager, will take some blame, but Larkin will also receive a lot of it.
Continued; Larkin is always under significant pressure as the Red Wings’ captain…
But he’s not going to be at fault if the Red Wings miss the playoffs. Larkin brings his best effort every night, and while he’s still looking for the most consistency he can muster, the Wings’ much-beleaguered captain does a damn good job.
