from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,

The plan was for Svechnikov to stay with the Red Wings these final weeks of the regular season so management and the coaching staff can get a fair evaluation of the 2015 first-round draft pick.

But through two games, coach Jeff Blashill is finding it hard to get Svechnikov on the ice.

“It’s hard certainly at five or six minutes, to play,” Blashill said. “But the other side of it is, when he gets a shift, he has to make an impact.

“It’s the chicken or the egg — what comes first, do you grab ice or do you give ice?

“He’ll get another chance to play and, hopefully, we can get him some more minutes. But with that said, he has to make sure he grabs it.”

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