Carter Mazur woke up from a nap to see three missed calls from Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman. Mazur wasn't sure what to think, given it's the week of the NHL trade deadline. "It's kind of a bad time to get a phone call from Steve right now," Mazur said Thursday, "but it was pretty awesome to hear what he had to say to me."

Mazur, a Jackson native, has 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in 20 games with the Griffins. Mazur has 11 points in his last 11 games.

The Red Wings recalled Mazur from the Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday, hoping the gritty right wing would provide some energy. He missed 35 games earlier this season due to an upper-body injury.