The Detroit Red Wings suspended Dylan Larkin without pay on Thursday after he told the team he no longer wanted to play for them. The 30-year-old center will give up $41,000 in salary for every day he is out.

Larkin skipped the morning skate and was held out of the lineup for trade-related reasons. Hours later the team made the suspension official.

"To put it simply, we received a call from Dylan's agent today saying that Dylan wasn't going to be coming to the rink today and no longer wanted to be part of the Red Wings," interim general manager Shawn Horcoff said.

Trade talks continue

Horcoff said talks with other teams are ongoing. "The truth is when you have a player of Dylan's caliber available, your phone rings daily," he said. "And my phone rang a lot today."

Larkin first asked for a trade in June. He has a no-trade clause and recently grew his list of possible destinations from three teams to 10. He is in the fourth year of an eight-year deal worth $8.7 million a year. Horcoff said he could not put a timeline on how long Larkin will sit out.

Horcoff also praised how hard Larkin played for Detroit. He admitted the move surprised him a bit but said he had sensed growing frustration on the team's recent road trip.

A long goodbye

Larkin was drafted by Detroit in the first round in 2014 and has spent his whole career with the club. He was stripped of the captaincy in training camp and was booed by fans at the home opener. He has scored at least 30 goals six times and helped the United States win Olympic gold in February.

He has two goals and six points in 10 games this season.

Detroit beat Chicago 4-1 without him on Thursday night. Defenseman Moritz Seider said the players are glad to move past the distraction. "You get sick and tired of answering the same questions over and over again," Seider said. "It's good to put it in the past."

Coach Todd McLellan agreed. "We're moving on," he said. "This has been going on for too long."