Ben Chiarot

Ben Chiarot's young protege Simon Edvinsson fields questions on his rapid rise while Trevor van Riemsdyk dishes on the blue-line shuffle that has scouts buzzing. Todd McLellan drops hints from the bench that could signal lineup tweaks before the weekend slate. These practice scrums often leak the real story on who's hot and who's on thin ice this late in the grind.

Simon Edvinsson takes a frightening turn on the ice, leaving him busted open and missing teeth after a nasty self-inflicted hit. The Red Wings defenseman's absence exposed their thin left-shot blue line, with guys like Chiarot and Johansson struggling to hold possession without him. As Detroit fights for playoff positioning in a brutal stretch, his quick bounce-back becomes make-or-break for their wild-card hopes.