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Red Wings call up prospect Joe Hicketts: 'Little small, but plays tall'

Detroit Red Wings forward Martin Frk and coach Jeff Blashill answer questions Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena. Video by Helene St. James, DFP.

Martin Frk sized up his newest Detroit Red Wings teammate with affection.

A lower-body injury to veteran Trevor Daley prompted the Wings to call up defense prospect Joe Hicketts on Sunday, and he’ll make his NHL debut Monday at New Jersey.

Hicketts, 21, stands out with his passes — and for how physical he plays for a guy generously listed as 5-foot-8, 180 pounds.

“A little small,” Frk said Sunday.