r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/DrDanthrax99 • 2d ago

Dylan Larkin Booed on Opening Night

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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/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/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.

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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.

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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