DBossLoserBucks
They call Dylan Larkin "D-Boss." Some boss — the Red Wings captain who asked for a trade out of his own room. This page tracks his money two ways: the salary forfeited if the NHL ever suspends him, and every dollar a new team pays him the moment a trade goes through. He isn't suspended. He hasn't been traded. The site lives either way — because around here, we've learned to expect consequences.
Dylan Larkin has forfeited $0.00 to a suspension… for now. And no new team is paying him yet, either. Whichever door he leaves through — the league office's or the trade market's — this counter counts it. Asking out of Detroit was free. The next step won't be.
Two ways this meter runs
One counter, two triggers. Whether it's a Larkin suspension or a Larkin trade, the meter doesn't care which door he leaves through — it starts either way.
Suspension
If Larkin gets suspended without pay, this counter counts the salary forfeited in a Larkin suspension: $41,237.11 a day, about 48¢ a second, straight out of his pocket. Money earned in Detroit, gone in Detroit.
Trade
If Detroit trades him first, the meter doesn't die — it switches. From the day of the trade, it counts the salary his new team pays him: the same $41,237.11 a day, now footed by the club that takes him on. Detroit's money, off Detroit's books, paying the captain who asked out.
Suspended or shipped out — either way, this site lives. Until one of them happens: $0.00, standing by.
Why does this site exist?
Some boss. Former Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin wore the captain's C in Detroit from January 2021 until this fall. Somewhere along the way, the boss decided he'd rather work somewhere else — and said so himself:
"I asked for a trade from the Detroit Red Wings as the captain, and actions have consequences." — Dylan Larkin, in his own reported words
He's right about one thing: actions have consequences. The C came off. The Red Wings opened this season without a captain at all — an empty letter where his used to be, which tells you everything about how that conversation went.
So no, he's not suspended. Not yet. But a guy who asks out while wearing the C has already shown you his loyalty has an expiry date, and the league office keeps a meter running for everybody. If his number ever comes up — a hearing, a fine that turns into games — the forfeiture math is right here, standing by at $0.00. Call it insurance. Call it petty. Detroit fans have earned a little petty.
The 10-team getaway list
This is the Larkin trade list: ten jerseys he’d wear instead of Detroit’s. No logos, no permission — just the colours, his name, and 71 on the back of every single one. The first three were the whole list. Then October happened, and seven more doors opened.
Stylized jerseys in team colours — no official logos. Hover to hold the parade still.
It started small. When Larkin first asked out, he handed Detroit just three doors: Florida, Minnesota and Vegas. Three contenders, three warm-ish exits, take it or leave it. Detroit, apparently, left it — so in October the list grew to ten teams, adding Dallas, Washington, Carolina, Utah, Tampa Bay, New Jersey and Colorado.
Look at the pattern in the parade above: every stop is a U.S.-based contender. Not one Canadian team made the cut — not even Montreal, after Canadiens fans chanted “We want Larkin!” during a recent visit. Wanting him, it turns out, is not the same as being wanted.
The fine print still runs the show. Larkin holds a full no-trade clause, so he picks the suitors — but Detroit still has to find a price it can live with, and so far the two sides have not met in the middle. As of Oct. 29, the Red Wings are holding him out of the lineup for trade-related reasons while they work on a deal.
And for the record, because precision is this site's whole personality: being scratched for trade reasons starts neither meter. Sitting out while your agent shops you does not forfeit a dime, and nobody new is paying him yet — the Loser Bucks stay at $0.00. A completed trade starts the Way 2 meter, counting what his new team pays him. An actual suspension without pay starts Way 1. Until one of those two things happens, we wait.
Trade list as reported by Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press (via Sportsnet), confirmed by ESPN. Jerseys are stylized colour tributes, not official team merchandise.
So far, that's enough for…
If a suspension ever happened, here's what the forfeited money could have bought instead. Currently: nothing. Loyalty was the only thing spent.
The name game
The name is settled: DBossLoserBucks.com. The runners-up from the brainstorm, for the record: