from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,
Larkin is a restricted free agent, and still without a new contract, although indications are he and the Red Wings are close to a long-term deal.
“A lot of talking and negotiating; it’s a bit of a process,” said Larkin, who was a guest instructor Thursday at the Red Wings’ youth camp at Little Caesars Arena. “It’s back and forth thinking, and everything is definitely a process, (but) you can’t sit by your phone all summer, you still have to train and work out and have fun, go on trips.