Dylan Larkin says hearing he wasn't considered a goal scorer motivated him to prove people wrong. Filmed March 28, 2019 in Buffalo, N.Y. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dylan Larkin didn’t like hearing he wasn’t considered a goal scorer, including from his employer.
His response was to become the Detroit Red Wings’ first 30-goal scorer in a decade.
In a season where “not much has felt great” because the losses have added up to another playoffs miss, Larkin didn’t hide how much it meant to reach the milestone he hit after scoring twice in Thursday’s 5-4 overtime victory at KeyBank center against the Buffalo Sabres.