The Daily: Who Wears Red Wings ‘A’; Larkin Suitors Down to One?

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With the Red Wings a month away from the start of training camp, one of the biggest questions remaining on the roster is how the team’s on-ice leadership group will shake out. Mo Seider appears to be the heir apparent to the Red Wings captaincy with current captain Dylan Larkin’s trade request hanging over the franchise like a dark cloud.

Seider has proven himself, in the words of head coach Todd McLellan, ‘to be the heartbeat of this team’ and ‘a true diesel engine’ who the Red Wings should follow the example of. That’s probably why McLellan got rid of the team’s rotating alternate captain system and put the ‘A’ on Seider’s chest after coming to the team two years ago.

Now, with Larkin on the way out the door and Seider stepping up, the Red Wings next leadership group will be quite different than it was at this time last year. Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat are the most obvious options for the postion, especially with Patrick Kane’s exit.

Larkin meanwhile has found his list of suitors steadily dropping, even after he reportedly expanded his trade list by one team a bit over a month ago. With Dallas re-signing Jason Robertson to a one year contract, they no longer have the cap space or trade ability to acquire the disgruntled former captain.

The same can be said for Vegas and Florida, who made their big roster building moves early in free agency with other trades. That leaves only the Minnesota Wild, who are fighting a battle on two fronts trying to acquire Larkin and retain Quinn Hughes.

Whether the Wild and Red Wings can resolve either issue before the start of training camp seems increasingly unlikely.

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The University of North Dakota product should have a productive year after posting two goals in two regular season games in his short stint with Grand Rapids last year.

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