Detroit - As the regular season skates into its final few weeks, many teams are fine-tuning their games for the playoffs and playing their best hockey.
The Red Wings, it's becoming increasingly clear, aren't going to make the playoffs. The Wings also aren't playing their best hockey.
Florida gave another example Monday for the Wings of a team ratcheting its game, continuing a late-season surge with a 5-2 victory.
Florida scored two goals early in the first period and forced the Wings to play catch-up. The Wings never were able to rally all the way back.