LARKIN INJURED, MBN Called Up, Playoffs in Jeopardy? - Mar. 8th, 2026
Winged Wheel Podcast - A Detroit Red Wings Podcast
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4.9 • 968 Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
The Hockey Gods are cruel. This Detroit Red Wings podcast covers Dylan Larkin's scary knee injury immediately after the trade deadline, & Hockeytown news & analysis breaks down the playoff race implications and what comes next for Todd McLellan's squad, as well as Detroit vs. Florida game recaps (among others).
(00:00) - Intro & Spring Forward
Recording on short notice after Larkin's injury changes everything for Detroit's playoff push.
(04:20) - Dylan Larkin Injury Breakdown
Larkin's knee buckles on a non-contact play just hours after trade deadline moves - updates on his timeline to return.
(14:00) - Playoff Race Reality Check
How does losing the captain affect Detroit's postseason chances with Steve Yzerman's Justin Faulk acquisition looking different now?
(22:10) - MBN Call-Up Discussion
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard called up from the Grand Rapids Grifinsas Red Wings deal with roster uncertainty moving forward. Can MBN complement Lucas Raymond, Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat, and the rest of the Wings' forwards?
(32:20) - Recent Games Catch-Up
Reviewing Detroit's performances missed during trade deadline coverage - offensive struggles continue.
(35:50) - Red Wings News & NHL Trade Deadline Fallout
Yzerman confirmed to have been considering Ristolainen, Carter Mazur and Mickey Redmond return, and a full NHL-wide trade deadline recap: Nazem Kadri, Schenn, Carlson, and more big deals (plus who could be available in the summer, maybe Adam Fox or Robert Thomas).
(57:05) - NHL News - Evgeni Malkin Suspension
Mark Stone goes on IR once again; Penguins star suspended for 5 games (while Crosby is still out) for a wild slash to Dahlin's head.
(59:45) - Overtime Mailbag
Your questions on Larkin's timeline, playoff odds, and what the injury means for Detroit's future.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Wingwheel podcast, the number one source for news, analysis, and discussion on the Detroit Red Wings, the NHL, and all things hockey. |
| 0:19.2 | Here are your hosts, Ryan Hanna, |
| 0:21.5 | Brad Criscoe, |
| 0:22.5 | and Evan Lopsinger. |
| 0:28.5 | Is the phrase you use, Evan, |
| 0:30.3 | Purple Heart effort? |
| 0:31.7 | That's going to be today, big time. |
| 0:34.2 | We did this to ourselves. |
| 0:35.7 | We always asked for the big trade deadline emergency episode because |
| 0:39.7 | it means something happened, but we didn't think about the other side of that, which was we still |
| 0:44.3 | have to do an episode two days later. And because of the compressed schedule, we have an episode on |
| 0:50.5 | trade deadline day. We have an episode on today, Sunday. So we're up bright and early |
| 0:55.6 | in the kicker, which we didn't realize until Brad said it in the chat. Spring forward, we lost |
| 1:05.3 | an hour last night. As we were figuring it out in the chat last night, I was at Hank's team party, and we're |
| 1:13.0 | figuring it out. And then one of the dads mentioned the time changeover, and I went, is that tonight? |
| 1:17.9 | And he went, yep, and I went, okay. And then that's when I put the, I think it was like a |
| 1:24.2 | screaming, crying cat meme in the chat. Yeah, there's going to be, |
| 1:28.3 | it's not just Dylan Larkin right now who's, who's a little bit beat up. It's, I think it's a lot |
| 1:34.0 | of people that hour, that hour loss, especially as you get older, it's tougher to handle. So, |
| 1:38.9 | and I think your theory about the snow melting, making everybody sick, releasing some prehistoric viruses. Everybody I know is |
| 1:46.6 | sick right now. Oh yeah, Paula, that's just been trapped in there waiting to destroy your sinuses for |
| 1:51.3 | months. It's been, yeah, that's out in the air now. So we usually have some people who, like, on episodes |
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