Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson has made a remarkable comeback from his severed Achilles tendon. Mike Milbury thinks Karlsson should come back for the tail end of the regular season and the playoffs if he is truly healthy because you only get so many opportunities to contend for a championship.

A month ago the Minnesota Wild appeared to be a safe bet to make the playoffs. After stumbling down the stretch, their playoff spot is teetering on the edge. If the Wild finish outside of the top eight in the Western Conference, ead coach Mike Yeo is bound to face the brunt of the blame.

On the eve of the 2013 NFL draft, Mike Florio has completed his mock draft of the first round. Defensive end Dion Jordan to the Philadelphia Eagles at number four and OT Lane Johnson to the Arizona Cardinals at number seven are a couple picks that appear to be locks.

LaRosa's Pizza in Cincinnati has a promotional giveaway which might not be the best thing for business. The promotion gives Reds' fans a free eight-inch pizza valued at $7.00 when the Reds strike out 11 batters in a game. Cincinnati’s pitching staff has accomplished this feat six times within the first month of the season. So far, LaRosa’s Pizza has already given out $100,000 in free pizzas.

Tune in to 'The Crossover' with Michelle Beadle and Dave Briggs weekdays at 6 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports Network (Twitter - @crossover).

The Crossover: NFL draft prospects Shariff Floyd and Marcus Lattimore join Michelle Beadle and Dave Briggs to play a round of Incredibly Random Questions. It's a good thing Lattimore isn’t a chef because he thinks arugula is a country, and Floyd says an appliance he can’t live without is his earrings.

Tune in to 'The Crossover' with Michelle Beadle and Dave Briggs weekdays at 6 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports Network (Twitter - @crossover).

Former West Virginia QB Geno Smith took to Twitter to vent his frustrations over the perception by 'experts' that he'll become a bust at the next level. Mike Florio says the question isn’t if he can play in the NFL, but rather can he play well enough to justify being a first-round draft pick. While Smith has every right to defend himself, Florio thinks the QB would have been better off keeping quiet and let his performance do the talking.

The Crossover: Former Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones joins The Crossover to talks about all things NFL Draft, and the giant sandwich head that has accompanied him. The former All-American is sure to go in the first round of the draft, but Dave Briggs wants to know, with the new-found money and fame, what’s the first thing he will do and buy.

The NHL Live crew continues its look back at the 2013 NHL season. This time, they count down the Top 10 most ferocious, bone-breaking hits from this year.