Overview
- The Detroit Red Wings activated Dylan Larkin off the non‑roster injured reserve and coaches said he will play tonight if team doctors give final medical clearance.
- At Tuesday’s morning skate Larkin skated on the top line with Lucas Raymond and Viktor Arvidsson and took part in power‑play drills, signaling he is likely to be in the lineup.
- Larkin missed the first two games after an upper‑body injury that dates to mid‑August and was officially placed on IR retroactive to that date.
- His return comes after Larkin publicly requested a trade in June and was stripped of the captaincy in September, and no trade has been completed since those events.
- Trade talks remain stalled because Larkin holds full no‑trade/no‑movement protections, has a long-term $8.7 million cap hit, and Detroit is operating under interim hockey‑operations leadership that has signaled it will defer major moves.