Granted, Henderson's absence was but one of many in 2016/17, as the club suffered
an inordinate number of injuries to key players this season.
Clark, 33, played so lifelessly in Games 3 and 4 that he seemed to be aging more quickly than a portrait in the attic; Samuelsson, 35, sustained what the Red Wings were calling a groin
injury in the first period on Sunday and didn't return to the game; and either the 37 - year - old Chelios had suddenly lost a lot
of muscle mass or he was taking an
inordinate number of dives throughout the series.