Detroit — Dylan Larkin, as expected, is staying with the Red Wings.
Larkin, the Wings’ captain, and the Wings agreed Wednesday to an-eight year contract extension worth $69.6 million ($8.7 million salary cap hit).
Larkin, 26, could have been one of the more highly sought-after unrestricted free agents on the market this summer.
But, given his roots and continually saying he couldn’t see himself in another uniform, Larkin wasn’t likely to leave.
Larkin is from Waterford and played at Michigan before being drafted in the first round of the 2014 Entry Draft (15th overall) by the Red Wings.