DETROIT, MICHIGAN / NO. 71
We count the dollars.
We still love the game.
IF SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY
The estimate divides Larkin’s reported base salary by the regular-season day count, then multiplies by time under a confirmed unpaid suspension. Fractions of a day count continuously, including days without a game.
For 2026–27, we use $8 million in base salary, excluding bonuses. His $8.7 million cap hit is a contract average and isn’t the number used here. The model uses 194 days, from September 29 through April 10.
This is a fan’s estimate, not an official payroll statement. The second-by-second display spreads each day’s rate over 86,400 seconds; it does not mean the team deducts pay every second. Escrow, tax, grievances, settlements and individual contract terms may affect the final amount.
Counting begins at the configured effective start of an unpaid suspension, never at the trade request or a missed game. It stops at the configured end of that suspension or the season boundary. A trade alone does not stop it unless the unpaid suspension also ends. Status changes are entered manually from sourced reports.
02 / FROM THE STANDS
Trade requests. Unanswered questions. A fanbase refreshing the news. DylDough puts a number on one part of the story: the estimated salary lost if Dylan Larkin is suspended without pay.
A trade request doesn’t start the clock. Neither does sitting out a game. Until an unpaid suspension is confirmed, the total stays at zero.
Read the status sourceBUILT BY A FAN. COUNTED IN DOLLARS.
STILL ROOTING FOR DETROIT.