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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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u/Wondur13 1d ago

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

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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.

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u/viau83 1d ago

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