Red Wings: The season is on life support as injuries to Larkin and others have triggered a massive slide, leaving their Wildcard spot in jeopardy.

Pistons: JB Bickerstaff has turned Detroit into a top-10 offense and a top-2 defense, though they’ll need "BBall Paul" and the bench to step up while Stew and Cade deal with nagging injuries.

Tigers: Prospect Kevin McGonigle is tearing up Spring Training and might force his way into the lineup, potentially pushing a versatile Javy Baez to the outfield.

Lions: Brad Holmes is filling depth holes with low-cost veterans like DJ Wonnum and Greg Dortch, but the real pressure is on him to strike gold in the draft again with fewer assets than in the past.

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