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Detroit Red Wings season preview: Larkin leading the rush, but reality might slow it down

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Dylan Larkin shares his thoughts on the Detroit Red Wings as they head into the 2019-20 season. Filmed Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press

The night he reached 30 goals, Dylan Larkin admitted it was a rare good feeling in a season where not much felt great. The Detroit Red Wings were going to miss the playoffs, a scenario that dismayed a guy who grew up watching them always make the playoffs.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast, the poet Alexander Pope wrote, and for a hockey player, hope peaks in autumn.