Detroit Red Wings score: Dylan Larkin was booed during introductions, and the Wings never found their offense in a shutout loss to the Rangers. See link below ⬇️ 📸 Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press - Facebook
They dressed. The puck did not notice.
Current embarrassment
Headlines from the last couple of weeks that failed the “are they a serious hockey team” test. We quote titles and link out. We do not steal the article. If a story is glowing, it died in the filter. Good.
Moritz Seider Addresses Larkin Boos, ‘Sell The Team’ Chants - Yahoo Sports
The customers are trying to return the product. The receipt is 10 years old.
Red Wings' Dylan Larkin booed by fans after trade request - USA Today
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Dylan Larkin Being Booed by Red Wings Fans Amid Trade Request Addressed by HC, 'I Feel Bad For Him' - Bleacher Report
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Boos, chants and a shutout ring in a combustible season for Red Wings - The New York Times
They dressed. The puck did not notice.
Was Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin booed before season opener amid trade request? - Yahoo Sports
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Red Wings hear more 'sell the team' chants in loss to Jets - Detroit Free Press
The customers are trying to return the product. The receipt is 10 years old.
Red Wings fans boo Dylan Larkin pregame, chant ‘sell the team’ during season opener - The New York Times
The customers are trying to return the product. The receipt is 10 years old.
RECAP: Red Wings’ defensive effort not enough in 2-0 shutout loss to Rangers on 2026-27 Opening Night - NHL.com
They dressed. The puck did not notice.
Red Wings Waste Anton Johansson’s Debut in Shutout Loss - Yahoo Sports
They dressed. The puck did not notice.
Amid trade request, Red Wings move Larkin to injured reserve - espn.ph
The captain asked for a map. It did not have Detroit on it.
Amid trade request, Red Wings move Larkin to injured reserve - ABC7 Eyewitness News
The captain asked for a map. It did not have Detroit on it.
Detroit Red Wings Fans Loudly Boo Dylan Larkin Amid Trade Request (Video) - heavy.com
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
[DET - WPG] Game 2 of "Sell the Team" chants at the LCA
The customers are trying to return the product. The receipt is 10 years old.
Paul Bissonnette calls Detroit Red Wings ‘bush league’ over Dylan Larkin stunt - Awful Announcing
When TNT calls you bush league on opening night, the bit writes itself.
NHL World Reacts to Red Wings Fans' 'Sell The Team' Chants - Yahoo Sports
The customers are trying to return the product. The receipt is 10 years old.
Red Wings drop season opener; fans blast Larkin, chant sell the team - FOX 2 Detroit
The customers are trying to return the product. The receipt is 10 years old.
Fans chant 'sell the team' minutes into Detroit Red Wings opener - Detroit Free Press
The customers are trying to return the product. The receipt is 10 years old.
Boos to open and no goals for Red Wings in opening loss to Rangers - Detroit Free Press
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Red Wings fans react to Larkin, start chanting ‘sell the team!’ - MLive.com
The customers are trying to return the product. The receipt is 10 years old.
Larkin off to IR, booed loudly by Red Wings fans before loss - ESPN
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Detroit Red Wings face another trade request after Dylan Larkin blow - The Big Lead
The captain asked for a map. It did not have Detroit on it.
Garand gets first NHL shutout, Rangers blank Red Wings - NHL.com
They dressed. The puck did not notice.
Dylan Garand makes 22 saves for 1st career shutout as Rangers beat Red Wings 2-0 - LancasterOnline
They dressed. The puck did not notice.
Dylan Garand makes 23 saves for 1st career shutout as Rangers beat Red Wings 2-0 - myMotherLode.com
They dressed. The puck did not notice.
Dylan Garand posts first career NHL shutout as Rangers blank Red Wings 2-0 - bluelinestation.com
They dressed. The puck did not notice.
Dylan Garand picks up first shutout as Rangers top Red Wings - Reuters
They dressed. The puck did not notice.
Dylan Garand Dazzles in NY Rangers Shutout Win Over Red Wings - Sports Illustrated
They dressed. The puck did not notice.
Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin Continuing to Create Trade Chatter After Being Booed - Yahoo Sports
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Daily Bean: Bruins Win; Another Gameday; Larkin, Red Wings Ownership Booed - Boston Hockey Now
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Trade Talk Around Dylan Larkin Intensifies After Opening Night Boos, Capitals Emerge With Intriguing Offer - Yahoo Sports
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Former captain Dylan Larkin faced the music as the Detroit Red Wings faced an opening night loss to the NY Rangers to start 2026-27 season. See link below ⬇️ 📸 Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press - Facebook
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Red Wings coach reacts to Dylan Larkin facing opening-night boos - Yahoo Sports
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Detroit Red Wings 'feel bad' as Dylan Larkin booed, but focus on game - Detroit Free Press
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Detroit Free Press. . Dylan Larkin booed by Detroit Red Wings fans, and gives a wave, at Little Caesars Arena, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, before opener vs. New York Rangers. 🎥 Helene St. James/DFP - Facebook
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Red Wings fans rain massive boos on Dylan Larkin before opener - Detroit Free Press
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Dylan Larkin Loudly Booed in Red Wings Season Opener - Sports Illustrated
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Dylan Larkin booed during Red Wings’ home opener - Daily Faceoff
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
See Dylan Larkin get booed by Red Wings fans at Little Caesars Arena - Detroit Free Press
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Red Wings close out preseason with 4-2 loss against Columbus - The Detroit News
The Wings are not unlucky. They are the exhibit.
Detroit radio, doing the Lord’s work
97.1 The Ticket is currently a gold mine. Valenti will say the quiet part. Costa and Jansen will pick the bones. Woodward will clip the chant. We do not host their audio. Press listen and let professionals be mean.
The Valenti Show with Rico
97.1 The Ticket · Weekdays 2–6pm ET
Detroit's default setting for calling a fraud a fraud. When the Wings are a turd, Valenti will smell it on air.
97.1 The Ticket — live
WXYT-FM · All day, especially after losses
Costa, Jansen, Stoney, Riger — local hosts who have to talk about this team whether they want to or not. Lately they do not want to.
Woodward Sports
Independent Detroit · Daily video / clips
Unfiltered Detroit sports yelling. When LCA chants 'sell the team,' these guys clip it before the PR department finishes the statement.
The Knee Jerks
Podcast · Weekly
Eno, Nick, Big Al. They will have Ken Kal on and still ask why nobody is allowed to blame the front office.
Detroit City Sports Cast
TMSNX / independent · Weekly
Already titled an episode 'The Captain Abandons Ship.' They are not here to sell you hope.
Shows talking bad about them, lately
YouTube and podcast episodes whose titles mention this circus. Filtered. Dated. Linked. If the Ticket is live, skip this and go there.
Luke Sloan checks in from the LCA ahead of the Red Wings season opener
This is not a rebuild. This is a loop.
Hall of Shame — 2026 edition
The current era’s rap sheet, locked so a quiet news day cannot gaslight you. This is not ancient history. This is the last six months.
Ten. Straight. Years. Out.
The Red Wings missed the playoffs for a 10th consecutive season in 2025-26, the longest drought in the franchise's 100-year history and the longest active drought in the NHL. They were 32-16-5 on Jan. 25, tied for the East's best record, then went 9-15-5 and died on the vine. Third straight late-season collapse.
They mortgaged a first-rounder for a rental and still missed
Detroit traded its 2026 first-round pick (and a third) to St. Louis for Justin Faulk in March while sitting pretty in the playoff race. Then they lost 13 of their last 19. The pick is gone. The playoffs are gone. Faulk is a monument to panic.
Season funeral in Sunrise: 8-1
The Panthers beat Detroit 8-1 in the finale. Todd McLellan said he was embarrassed. The tape agreed.
The captain asked out of Hockeytown
Dylan Larkin requested a trade shortly after the season. Yzerman confirmed the agent called, then a short list of teams Larkin would waive his no-trade for. Five years left at $8.7M AAV. Yzerman would not guarantee a deal. Preferred destination talk included actual contenders, which Detroit is not.
Yzerman removed as GM. Rebuild still 'out of the question.'
Steve Yzerman was removed as president/GM on July 15 after seven seasons, zero playoffs. Moved to senior adviser. Shawn Horcoff named interim GM Sept. 15. Horcoff's public posture: a rebuild is out of the question. They fired the architect and kept the blueprint.
Stripped the C. Did not name a replacement.
Larkin was stripped of the captaincy. He reported to camp anyway. The club opened 2026-27 without a captain. Leadership by shrug.
Lowballed their own top defenseman
Simon Edvinsson's contract became a public mess. Reporting described an embarrassing lowball. He was not in the opening-night lineup picture with Larkin already dinged. McLellan later urged the club to 'work fast and fair' to sign him. Fast and fair is not how this summer went.
Opening night: boos, 'sell the team,' shutout
Home opener vs the Rangers. Larkin (injured, in street clothes) was introduced and the building booed him. Arena staff cranked music to drown it out. TNT's Paul Bissonnette called the whole thing bush league and said it will cost them in free agency. Fans chanted 'sell the team' at Christopher Ilitch. Final: Rangers 2, Wings 0. McLellan was not impressed. There is no captain. There is no GM. There is a drought clock.
Patrick Kane did not come back
Kane signed with Chicago. Detroit, which needed goals and a pulse, watched a rental walk home.