DETROIT - Never forget the hockey world is a small world.
Chris Wideman didn't get a chance to face Jeff Blashill Friday night but they did get an opportunity to catch up.
Before the morning skate got underway at the Joe Louis Arena, the Senators' rookie defenceman and the Detroit Red Wings new head coach had a short talk while Wideman was on the club's bench because it turns out they have a long history together that goes back to 2007-08.
That's when Blashill, working as an assistant with Miami University at Ohio, recruited Wideman to play college hockey for the school.