DETROIT — The core problem for Steve Yzerman was exactly that: At some point, he was going to have to pick one.
And now that the Red Wings' general manager officially has, well, it didn’t take long to see how that reality would hit home in Detroit.
Dylan Larkin’s voice was choked with emotion Thursday morning as he talked about seeing his entire adult life flash before his eyes in less than 24 hours. A day after securing his future by signing an eight-year contract worth nearly $70 million to stay with his hometown hockey club, the Red Wings’ captain was fighting back tears over a trade-deadline deal that sent one of his best friends, Tyler Bertuzzi, off to chase a Stanley Cup in Boston.