Larkin was loudly booed by fans at Little Caesars Arena when he was introduced on the video board with the other players who did not dress for the game.<\/p>\n
Larkin gave a small wave, then left the player bench to return to the locker room before his other teammates were introduced.<\/p>\n
Larkin drew the ire of Red Wings fans after he requested a trade from the team in the spring, after the team missed the playoffs for a 10th straight season.<\/p>\n
Then-general manager Steve Yzerman didn’t complete a trade, however, and in mid-July he was removed from his post. The team has yet to hire a replacement, with Shawn Horcoff elevated to interim general manager in mid-September.<\/p>\n
The Red Wings stripped Larkin of the captaincy before training camp but he did not participate in any pre-season games due to an upper-body injury. He was placed on injured reserve on Friday, but has been skating with the team at practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked for a trade from the Detroit Red Wings as a captain and that has consequences,\u201d Larkin said in mid-September during his only media availability since requesting a trade. \u201cI understand why that decision was made.\u201d<\/p>\n
Horcoff spoke to local reporters earlier Friday but didn’t have much of an update on Larkin trade talks.<\/p>\n