Clifford isn't sure if he'll be able to return before the end of the second round. He had seven goals and 14 points in 48 regular season games.

At the age of 19, Hamilton has participated in four postseason contests. "[The] playoffs is another step, and he’s taking that step extremely well, to me," Julien said. "[In Game 1] he was making good decisions, playing with Chara, sometimes against their top line. To be able to put him out there against the other team’s top line shows that we do have confidence in him." Hamilton had an assist and a plus-two rating in 20:45 minutes of playing time in Game 1 of the Bruins' second-round series against the Rangers.

"There's a lot of clutch and grab, lot of interference, and if they're going to let that go, that's something we need to know," Toews said. "It's just tough to understand sometimes why we get roughing and hooking penalties, [and] that doesn't go both ways. If that's the way they're going to play, we need to play the same way." Toews added that he anticipates Game 3 in Detroit will be even more difficult for Chicago than Saturday's defeat.

Spezza's other linemate might be Colin Greening. Spezza is looking to help the Ottawa Senators stay alive after losing their first two games of their second-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. "I'm excited to have a chance to play again," he said. "I feel ready to play."