A recent incident left Dylan Larkin lying on the ice injured. He was left out of the lineup for over a week after this. Today he finally got a chance to comment on the incident and did not hold back. <h2>Larkin Injured After Scary Hit</h2> During a matchup against the Ottawa Senators, Dylan Larkin was in a net-front battle against Mathieu Joseph. Larkin was in front of Joseph who took the opportunity to cross-check Larkin in the back of the neck. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/EverydaySens/status/1733650218732646766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1733650218732646766%7Ctwgr%5E44cdbaaafb449d3ab0bbd2e23fd45bc8a9cfe173%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bladeofsteel.com%2Fnews%2FDylan-Larkin-on-Cross-Check-that-Left-Him-Motionless-on-the-Ice-and-How-the-NHL-Needs-to-do-Better'> </a></blockquote></div> Larkin left the game due to the injury and would go on to miss over a week. Joseph did not face any discipline from the NHL due to the play. After his return, Larkin was allowed to comment on the situation. <h2>Larkin Breaks His Silence And Calls Out The NHL</h2> Larkin spoke with the media today and was asked about the incident that led to his injury. Larkin questioned how he was supposed to protect himself in that moment and wondered who is protecting players in situations like his. <q>Larkin: «This instance, watching it back, I wasn't really doing anything. I just was kind of trying to make a play on the puck, and just standing there really. How do you protect yourself? Who's protecting you? There's a lot of (unanswered questions) in our sport right now.»</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/m_bultman/status/1737187276612948286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1737187276612948286%7Ctwgr%5E44cdbaaafb449d3ab0bbd2e23fd45bc8a9cfe173%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bladeofsteel.com%2Fnews%2FDylan-Larkin-on-Cross-Check-that-Left-Him-Motionless-on-the-Ice-and-How-the-NHL-Needs-to-do-Better'> </a></blockquote></div> Dylan Larkin continues on and says it is a message being sent from the NHL and Department Of Player Safety. <q>It's the message being sent down from the top, what is safe and what's not, and how to discipline it, there's a lot of questions there. And it's kind of scary as a player. Watching it back, replaying it in your head, it's pretty scary. There's a lot of emotions there that you kind of replay and you live with and you have to see that.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/m_bultman/status/1737185831687713154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1737185831687713154%7Ctwgr%5E44cdbaaafb449d3ab0bbd2e23fd45bc8a9cfe173%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bladeofsteel.com%2Fnews%2FDylan-Larkin-on-Cross-Check-that-Left-Him-Motionless-on-the-Ice-and-How-the-NHL-Needs-to-do-Better'> </a></blockquote></div> This is the first time we have heard a player say they do not feel like the league is looking out for them. This is a sentiment that fans have felt for years now. Maybe a captain in the NHL speaking up will lead to some meaningful improvements. <a href='https://www.bladeofsteel.com/news/Dylan-Larkin-on-Cross-Check-that-Left-Him-Motionless-on-the-Ice-and-How-the-NHL-Needs-to-do-Better?fbclid=IwAR3lA_fz5o4wUnXjkO-KkW9qu09sIbh7x5vIrsgC8ekueUigqYBYvcCsu3g' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>As Read On - Blade Of Steel - Dylan Larkin on Cross Check that Left Him Motionless on the Ice and How the NHL Needs to do Better</a>