Dylan Larkin was absent from on-ice activity again as the Detroit Red Wings wrapped training camp Sunday.
Today marks the final day of camp for Detroit, and the captain still has not skated with the group.
Head coach Todd McLellan has now run a full training camp without his center taking a single rep.
For a team trying to build real structure under McLellan, missing your 1st center through an entire camp is not a small footnote.
Detroit still has no answer on when Dylan Larkin skates
That absence is starting to feel less like a scheduling quirk and more like a story that follows Detroit into opening week.
Former general manager Steve Yzerman built this roster around Larkin up front, and camp ending without him on the ice raises real questions about opening night.
Think of a construction crew finishing the frame of a house without the foundation ever getting poured. Everything else can look ready, but the base still is not there.
The Red Wings open their season Monday night in Columbus, and how they line up down the middle without their number one center will be the first thing everyone watches.
Detroit has spent camp answering plenty of questions. The one that matters most is still sitting there, unanswered.
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Dylan Larkin requested a trade after last season, but he still hasn't been moved. He has made it clear that he wants to show the fans that they can trust him again.
However, according to the most well-connected insiders, he still wants out of Detroit, and a trade appears inevitable. Let's just hope his absence won't be too long.
Should the Red Wings be worried about Dylan Larkin missing all of training camp?
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