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Franklin Steele at Fanrag sports makes the case for Tomas Nosek to be a full-time Red Wing next year.

Tomas Nosek has been outstanding in the minors throughout this season and has proven that he’s ready for a shot on one of Detroit’s top two forward lines. Glancing at his NHL stat line may make some folks hesitant about this idea — he has all of one goal through 17 games with Detroit — but you get young players ready for roles by actually playing them in those roles.

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since Gordie Howe died.