r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/DrDanthrax99 • 2d ago

Dylan Larkin Booed on Opening Night

Clip credit u/daKrut

Context: Dylan Larkin was the captain of the Detroit Red Wings and requested a trade, while having a no-trade clause, and originally limited the team to 3 options to where he would agree to be traded to. He has since been stripped of the captaincy and has largely turned the entire fanbase against him. Had he not made such an unreasonable request for a trade, he would likely have not faced such harsh backlash.

3.6k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

436 comments sorted by

View all comments

72

u/YooperWolf 1d ago

Yeah, nothing will get me to hate Larks. Dude gave his body up for an organization that refused to get him help, he has every right to want to go to a winner since the Wings obviously have no interest in that.

71

u/Wondur13 1d ago

Lmfao, its insane how disconnected professional sports players are from any other normal job, that you are standing up for a dude whos made millions of dollars just because he didnt win a trophy. Dude agreed to a no trade clause in his contract, now hes throwing a hissy fit. Those are the facts

6

u/cochin1504 1d ago

What are you talking about? A no trade clause means that he has the chance to reject any trade, not that team can't trade him. Obviously a team always has the option of just sitting on a contract and not trading a guy. It has nothing to do with the no trade clause.

Guys with no trade clauses end up demanding trades all the time, across sports.

8

u/Wondur13 1d ago

Yeah except he demanded a trade and is only allowing request from THREE TEAMS

3

u/cochin1504 1d ago

Three teams would be unreasonable. But, the rumor now is that its more like 8 or 9 teams. Its hard to really know what's going on because its all speculation and rumor.

I don't think its unreasonable for a player with a no trade to request a trade and still retain some say in where he goes. But yes, narrowing it to 3 teams would be completely unfair to the team.

0

u/viau83 1d ago

Whenever a player ask for a trade, the no trade clause should be void.

2

u/ReduxRedo 1d ago

Trade Clauses are good for the player, and the fact that you don't know that kinda indicates that you don't know anything about this guy or this situation.

-3

u/Wondur13 1d ago

If you actually read the comment thread instead of just crybabying the first comment youd realize that

1

u/ReduxRedo 1d ago

... I'd realize what big guy. Take it slow, try to make it an entire thought this time.

-1

u/Wondur13 1d ago

Eh whatever youre not worth my time

4

u/RubbleR0user 1d ago

It’s likely a no trade clause on his part. Meaning he can choose which teams he is traded to (or not traded to) It’s pretty common in hockey but it usually 8-10 teams or moreso the teams they refuse to goto. 3 is low and limited the return the wings could get for him

5

u/YooperWolf 1d ago

Almost like the most coveted goal in the sport is to raise Lord Stanley. Most of the league would give up a lot of money for that chance.

8

u/WojoStumps 1d ago

Their is a certain expectation from players when they sign a contract as well as remain the captain of the team. His contract was just signed with a no trade clause, meaning he agreed that he wanted to stay in Detroit for the duration of his contract. Add on top that he was born in that state and watched the same team he plays for you'd think that this was his dream job.

Long story short he agreed to the contract as well as being the captain which comes with great responsibility in the organization. You can't just up and leave with all of that on the line. Also he only wanted to go to teams that had little to no resources to give back to us, creating an incredibly hard situation for the team to deal with.

1

u/xyouRABitchx 19h ago

A person signing a no trade clause has nothing to do with wanting to finish his contract on that team lol. You add that so you can't be dumped to a shitty team or an undesirable team. You essentially just want input on where you are being traded.

I see a lot of older players who potentially will lose a step during that contract want a no trade clause

8

u/Wondur13 1d ago

Yeah and not many get to win it, so they should understand that, especially in this case where not only is he just waiving his no trade clause, hes being petty and only wanting to be traded to specific teams that would have to give up way too much to reasonably trade for him. That being said if the team that trades for him gives up that much, they are not competing for a stanley cup. Genuinely dont understand how you dont get this.