And so November is here, bearing down on an unsuspecting National Hockey League like a runaway freight train. In short, if you don't come ready to play in November, you're going to get flattened.
Here are five players who need to look up and see the headlights headed their way.
It's been a kind of a feast-or-famine start to the season for the Red Wings, as a six-game winning streak has been bookended by a pair of two-game slides through Tuesday. If Detroit is going to bring some more consistency to its game, it stands to reason that its captain will lead the way.