Grosse Pointe Woods — The power play at practice featured the goalless Riley Sheahan on the second unit while the usual participants Gustav Nyquist and Anthony Mantha were made to watch.
As the Red Wings trekked out to the University Liggett School for practice Thursday, a player having a tough year received some more opportunity.
In a desperate search for offense for much of the season, the Wings have continually hoped for more from the power play in their long-shot bid for a playoff spot.
But trying Sheahan may strike some as a particularly desperate strategy, unless one also considers a coach’s best weapon when it comes to instruction and discipline: The denial of ice time.