I get were frustrated at missing the Playoffs, but some of these takes are woof.
People say Larkin cant show up when it matters, but he was one of the MVP's of the 4 Nation tournament, to the point where he got hurt and it was evident the remainder of the season. And its a no win situation, cause people are saying he shouldn't have even played in it our whatever but at the time, thats the closest he'd could get to an Olympic style tournament. It sucks he got hurt, but he tried to put the team on his back down the stretch and physically couldn't. And if he sat out, people would still be questioning his leadership or toughness or whatever.
I see both sides of the argument though. Larkin probably shouldn't have made these comments publicly like this, but I also get his frustration. This offseason is going to be the most important in Yzerman's tenure here as GM, Stevie said it himself that he expected a potential wildcard spot and to me this is the first year in the Yzerplan that Detroit took a step back and didn't make any real progress (outside of some of the youth making an impact).