The truth is that there are just not enough great core players to carry the bottom half of the team and they don't have a superstar. We will have to see what the wizard Yzerman comes up with in the off season to give Todd a chance to develop a team.
I just donāt see anything in yzerman anymore and people are really starting to blame it on larks. Can we please do something to help make this team good around larks that and we can finally make the playoffs again. We had the tigers last year pistons this year everyone wants the wings again. Next year is that year
Larkin looks so tired of losing and he mentioned how it was disappointing that no moves were made at the trade deadline… What does Yzerman thing about a comment like thisš¬. Unless Yzerman convinces Larkin that major changes will be made, I wouldn't be surprised if Larkin asks for a trade.
Show some fire and passion Larkin!!! Getting tired of your soft/shy personality. Give up the captaincy bc clearly you canāt handle it anymore. Even said so yourself you didnāt perform as good as you should have this year. Says guys are down, then lift them up. Spark a fire in the locker room! We should not have lost our way outta the playoffs this year. The team was good enough to get there this year.
The reason this team keeps wiping our rosters/coaches and failing is because they're trying to build on a weak foundation.Ā Larkin is a third line center on a cup contender and certainly not captain material at all
Locker room has to get strong mentally because they are too weak! Nothing will improve if they keep being other teams stepping stone AND BREAKING EVERY TIME. MAN UP!
So proud of this years team They all seemed to stick together and grind for pucks and at the end of the season they played to win with all their hearts! Took the 1st place team in our division to overtime! Thanks for a great season boys!!!
I hope Larkin speaks better to the team behind the scenes. These types of interviews are brutal and does not sound like captain material, leadership material at all.
Listening to Larkin talk depresses me to tears. He needs to play hockey š and not worry about leading the team. Give that "C" to someone else. KANE, for example. He's a better team player and has really good captaincy skills.
At the end of the day Larkin cares deeply and wants to win. Yzerman really should have paid the price to bring in help at the deadline especially this season losing Copp. You could tell it had an effect on the room when the reinforcements were only Mrazek and Smith.
Glad Larkin called out Yzerman. I understand not sacrificing our future in a major way, but Steve needs to give this core support. That's and bad contracts like Holl's are on him, not the team.
99% of you commenting wouldn't know the first thing about being a leader or what kind of person it takes to be the face of a franchise. obviously larks has been going thru it and unless you live under a rock you would know he has some hard personal things going on. try some empathy and compassion. he obviously immensely cares and holds himself to a high standard while we got absolute nobodies here trashing him. get a life
Looking for a spark at the trade deadline?! Buddy have some confidence in yourself, itās like priority #1 on the leadership totem pole. As a fan, the deadline was disappointing, but you got a new coach this year, didnāt deal with a ton of injury issues this year throughout the lineup, and you want a spark from the outside? Yikes
I think it's clear from Larkin and what Todd has said that there are quite a few passengers in this locker room. Yzerman's free agency has been kind of a minor disaster the last couple years. Drafting looks good, but he has to get some FA's the perform above average.
When will Yzerman answer for the failure of this season???? Get him in front of a camera so we can hear him tell us how hard trades are to make and how every team except for us can make deals and get good contracts out of free agents and draft players with high skill and talent
Can't believe he actually complained about no acquisitions at the deadline. I really don't think they will ever win a cup with this guy as captain, they can't even make he playoffs, fall apart every year
It's been a rough go for him. And while I'm not being callous to his lost child, there is something to be said about playoffs being something that could keep him busy mentally. As well as him being in the league for 10 years now. I imagine there's a lot weighing on the guy that's a combination of both at home and work. Hoping the bottom half of the lineup gets more work, promotions, etc, because this isn't a bad team, just isn't fleshed out enough as a whole.
Time to ship Larkin. Sorry to say it, but 9 years, no playoffs, lack of production towards the end of the year. He needs to go, rely on your youth. Might as well get something for him.
Incredibly honest assessment of the team's inactivity by the trade deadline @ 5:00 . I've questioned Larkin's leadership before but he really nailed it there. Yzerman really dropped the ball at the deadline and sent a message that next season matters more than this season.
This guys been busting his ass for this team for years with not alot of good results. He cannot do it every game and every nightā¦nobody can. He also takes a bunch of cheap shots and nobody steps in. Keep Watson up next year. Cat dropping the gloves with a much bigger guy shouldnāt be happening either.
Itās really sad that we have to have our players call out our GM. It shouldnāt even have to come to that but Larkin and patty were 100% right in everything they said. We need some big changes here
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Insane that Iām here so early
Marner is the only guy on the market that might be able to take Larkin to the next level. Elite playmaker. It's time to make a splash Yzerman.
The truth is that there are just not enough great core players to carry the bottom half of the team and they don't have a superstar.
We will have to see what the wizard Yzerman comes up with in the off season to give Todd a chance to develop a team.
When the captain of your team struggles that much to conjure up some reasons for optimism after year 6 of a rebuildā¦the rebuild might be a failure.
Fire Yzerman.
I just donāt see anything in yzerman anymore and people are really starting to blame it on larks. Can we please do something to help make this team good around larks that and we can finally make the playoffs again. We had the tigers last year pistons this year everyone wants the wings again. Next year is that year
Larkin with a legit shot at Yzerman about the trade deadline. I am shocked he finally said something. wow.
Larkin looks so tired of losing and he mentioned how it was disappointing that no moves were made at the trade deadline… What does Yzerman thing about a comment like thisš¬. Unless Yzerman convinces Larkin that major changes will be made, I wouldn't be surprised if Larkin asks for a trade.
Show some fire and passion Larkin!!! Getting tired of your soft/shy personality. Give up the captaincy bc clearly you canāt handle it anymore. Even said so yourself you didnāt perform as good as you should have this year. Says guys are down, then lift them up. Spark a fire in the locker room! We should not have lost our way outta the playoffs this year. The team was good enough to get there this year.
Larkin doesn't care about draft picks anymore haha
Trade this dude! He needs a change of scenery! He is mentally down if not to say depressed and not the captain/player the Wings need.
Don't give up Larkin. You were given the C for a reason. The Wings will get there. I promise you that
Hey at least you got the bag for the next 8 years. Time to regress and not give a f
The reason this team keeps wiping our rosters/coaches and failing is because they're trying to build on a weak foundation.Ā Larkin is a third line center on a cup contender and certainly not captain material at all
Locker room has to get strong mentally because they are too weak! Nothing will improve if they keep being other teams stepping stone AND BREAKING EVERY TIME. MAN UP!
He clearly is struggling with something, personal or professional. As a fellow human I hope he overcomes whatever it is.
Keep going Larks
His wife lost a child before it was delivered. You all have very short memories. Hockey players don't. Wake up.
hockeytown loves you cap. keep your head up ā¤ļø i canāt wait to see what a full off season with todd brings
So proud of this years team
They all seemed to stick together and grind for pucks and at the end of the season they played to win with all their hearts! Took the 1st place team in our division to overtime! Thanks for a great season boys!!!
Shun the non believerās!!! ā¦ SHUNNNš
I hope Larkin speaks better to the team behind the scenes. These types of interviews are brutal and does not sound like captain material, leadership material at all.
1:25 he's talking like he knows his time is up in Detroit
Listening to Larkin talk depresses me to tears.
He needs to play hockey š and not worry about leading the team. Give that "C" to someone else. KANE, for example. He's a better team player and has really good captaincy skills.
I hope Larkin bounces back next season
Team needs a new Captain to help them get through the month of March!
Larks needs a psych.
At the end of the day Larkin cares deeply and wants to win. Yzerman really should have paid the price to bring in help at the deadline especially this season losing Copp. You could tell it had an effect on the room when the reinforcements were only Mrazek and Smith.
Glad Larkin called out Yzerman. I understand not sacrificing our future in a major way, but Steve needs to give this core support. That's and bad contracts like Holl's are on him, not the team.
This is a very hurt human
99% of you commenting wouldn't know the first thing about being a leader or what kind of person it takes to be the face of a franchise. obviously larks has been going thru it and unless you live under a rock you would know he has some hard personal things going on. try some empathy and compassion. he obviously immensely cares and holds himself to a high standard while we got absolute nobodies here trashing him. get a life
Larkin sounds completely defeated. No convition in hos words, at all.
Dylan is a great Captain and Leader. "HEART" is what I think of with him. Don't give up ! Great times coming !
These Americans are offsides every time
Looking for a spark at the trade deadline?! Buddy have some confidence in yourself, itās like priority #1 on the leadership totem pole. As a fan, the deadline was disappointing, but you got a new coach this year, didnāt deal with a ton of injury issues this year throughout the lineup, and you want a spark from the outside? Yikes
Unfortunately you can tell heās tired of this, I hope we can make some moves for the team that make a difference this offseason.
To be blunt if we canāt pull it off again, we should give him the respect of sending him to a contender. He deserves to win a cup.
I think it's clear from Larkin and what Todd has said that there are quite a few passengers in this locker room. Yzerman's free agency has been kind of a minor disaster the last couple years. Drafting looks good, but he has to get some FA's the perform above average.
When will Yzerman answer for the failure of this season???? Get him in front of a camera so we can hear him tell us how hard trades are to make and how every team except for us can make deals and get good contracts out of free agents and draft players with high skill and talent
Can't believe he actually complained about no acquisitions at the deadline. I really don't think they will ever win a cup with this guy as captain, they can't even make he playoffs, fall apart every year
It's been a rough go for him. And while I'm not being callous to his lost child, there is something to be said about playoffs being something that could keep him busy mentally. As well as him being in the league for 10 years now. I imagine there's a lot weighing on the guy that's a combination of both at home and work. Hoping the bottom half of the lineup gets more work, promotions, etc, because this isn't a bad team, just isn't fleshed out enough as a whole.
Time to ship Larkin. Sorry to say it, but 9 years, no playoffs, lack of production towards the end of the year. He needs to go, rely on your youth. Might as well get something for him.
Trade this bum. Not a leader. Not a captain. Not good enough.
How can you win when your captain is more whiny than a premenstrual 14 yr old girl. Toughen up, buttercup.
Stevieās seat needs to be burning his ass this offseason
Incredibly honest assessment of the team's inactivity by the trade deadline @ 5:00 . I've questioned Larkin's leadership before but he really nailed it there. Yzerman really dropped the ball at the deadline and sent a message that next season matters more than this season.
This guys been busting his ass for this team for years with not alot of good results. He cannot do it every game and every nightā¦nobody can. He also takes a bunch of cheap shots and nobody steps in. Keep Watson up next year. Cat dropping the gloves with a much bigger guy shouldnāt be happening either.
Itās really sad that we have to have our players call out our GM. It shouldnāt even have to come to that but Larkin and patty were 100% right in everything they said. We need some big changes here