from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

Three players expected to draw interest as the trade deadline nears all showed why they’re so important to the Detroit Red Wings.

Their playoff hopes are all but mathematically extinguished, but that only inflates the emphasis on maintaining a competitive culture. The Wings head into Thursday’s game against the Ottawa Senators on a winning note, and Jimmy Howard, Luke Glendening and Nick Jensen all played key roles in making that happen.

Howard made 19 saves in the first period of Tuesday’s 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena, and Glendening and Jensen each had two points. It was a good performance overall for the Wings, considerably better than their outings at Buffalo and Chicago.

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added 9:14am,

Below, watch Mickey Redmond saying goodbye to Darren Eliot who is leaving to work with the Vegas Golden Knights

added 1:04pm, Below, watch Darren Eliot one more time on FSD.