DETROIT, MICHIGAN / NO. 71
A Red Wings fan’s attempt
to put a number on all this.
IF SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY
01 / SHOW YOUR WORK
This follows the calculation used by Hellebucks ↗, using Larkin’s salary.
I divide Larkin’s base salary by the number of days in the regular season to get a daily rate. The counter adds up that rate for the time he spends suspended without pay, including days when Detroit doesn’t have a game.
Larkin’s reported base salary for 2026–27 is $8 million. Spread over the 194 days from September 29 through April 10, that works out to about $41,237 per day. His $8.7 million cap hit is the average across his contract; the calculation here uses this season’s base pay and excludes bonuses.
This is an estimate based on public salary figures. Taxes, escrow, grievances and any agreement between Larkin and the team could affect the final amount. The counter spreads the daily rate over 86,400 seconds so you can watch it accumulate; actual payroll deductions may be handled differently.
Counting starts when an unpaid suspension takes effect and stops when it ends or the regular season finishes. If Larkin is traded, the clock stops only if his unpaid suspension ends too. I update the suspension dates by hand using the reports linked on this page.
02 / FROM THE STANDS
I made this after seeing Hellebucks track Connor Hellebuyck’s lost pay in Winnipeg. When Larkin decided he wouldn’t play, I figured Detroit could use one too.
The total stays at zero until an unpaid suspension is confirmed. Asking for a trade or missing a game doesn’t, on its own, mean Larkin is losing salary.
Read the status sourceTHANKS FOR TAKING A LOOK, AND
LET’S GO RED WINGS.