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The names on the rankings are starting to show just how little fantasy hockey is left to play, as every missed game becomes magnified when it represents 10 percent of the remaining season.

With Talbot available after missing a 5-2 loss at the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, the Red Wings returned goalie Sebastian Cossa to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on Thursday.