There is no player on the Detroit Red Wings who more badly wants postseason hockey to return to the Motor City than Dylan Larkin, the longest-tenured member of the team.
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Larkin also is the only Red Wings player left from the 2015-16 roster that most recently played beyond the 82nd game of the regular season; it was also his rookie campaign.
Larkin was recently challenged by NHL Network Insider Mike Rupp, who said that he needed to essentially put the club on his back and "drag them" to the playoffs.
Will this be the season that the Stanley Cup Playoffs come to Little Caesars Arena for the first time in the venue's existence?
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