The banged up Detroit Red Wings are hanging onto a playoff spot for dear life as they try to reverse the trend of March collapses to make their first playoff appearance since 2016. Yesterday, Detroit got some good news on the injury front: second-line center Andrew Copp is ahead of schedule in his recovery. There's a chance he could be medically cleared to resume playing as soon as tonight's tilt against the Montreal Canadiens.
With Copp potentially back in the middle, roster decisions need to be made. A slew of call ups from the Grand Rapids Griffins have filled out the lineup to plug the holes left by injuries to Copp and captain Dylan Larkin.