Dylan Larkin embraces his ‘D-Boss’ viral video past

As of last weekend, Detroit Red Wings knew they were living in a new era: There was everything that came before Dylan Larkin’s teenage basement skills video went viral, and everything that shall come after it.

Please recall the incredible video in which a teenaged Larkin – the video is from Nov. 2010 – wears an American flag, calls himself “D-Boss” and puts on a “Snip Show” in the basement, which he and former Bantam teammate Evan Gizinski refer to as “the dungeon.”

He also says things like, “Tearing it up it all around the metro area, Detroit. Wrecking the ‘D’. Showing goalies what I got. ‘Tenders ain’t got nuttin.’” And, in unison, “1-2-3 LET’S HAVE FUN!”

It's pretty much the greatest.

The video was taken down for a bit – we’re guessing the processed involved a series of panicked text messages from an NHL rookie all reading ‘WTF DUDE?!?’ – but has been restored in all its glory by Gizinski.

If you’re wondering how Larkin is taking all of this goofy viral fame for his teen ‘snip’ video, it sounds like he’s taking it in stride. The Red Wings winger sent this tweet after their win over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night:

Larkin also spoke about it to MLive.com:

"When we were 13 we were hoping that it would blow-up and get a bunch of views," Larkin said. "So it's fun. Looking back, yeah, it's a little bit embarrassing, it makes me cringe a little bit, but I was a kid, I was young.

"It's good that's what I was doing. I could have been doing anything else."

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"One day we were watching a bunch of YouTube videos and it was kind of a joke," Larkin said. "We were kind of making fun of the people that make videos of themselves shooting pucks."

He said friends and teammates are having fun with it at his expense. "It's been funny, I guess," Larkin said. "I guess I have to own it. It's already out there."

That's why he's D-Boss, people.

s/t Winging It

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