To sum it up: Mike Green is out a month, Niklas Kronwall is out tomorrow and Jonathan Ericsson is “very questionable.” That means Dennis Cholowski, Libor Sulak and probably Filip Hronek will be in the lineup.
It would eliminate the opportunity for the Red Wings to add another potentially elite talent in the draft, but my answer to the above question is no. I think it would be very valuable for the current young players on the team to get the experience of a playoff push.