When teams go through the type of teardown that the Red Wings have undergone, there tends to be a hyper-fixation on which timeline to build around. There is a debate between the young players you draft early in the teardown phase and the middle-aged players that are still talented but not good enough to get you across the finish line.
There is an interesting dynamic playing out in real time as this Dylan Larkin saga hits a new low for the Detroit Red Wings organization. As of October 29, Dylan Larkin has decided he no longer wants to be a part of the organization and has elected to sit out until a trade materializes.