Zetterberg out for 2-3 weeks
Henrik Zetterberg’s injury is worse than originally thought. After his back spasmed in a practice on Monday, Hank went and got an MRI. The results showed no injury and thus the team thought he’d be able to return on Friday.
Unfortunately, a second MRI found an inflamed disk. Fortunately, the injury is not incredibly serious. Since the Wings are comfortable with where they are in the standings, Zetterberg will be encouraged to rest and not return too quickly because we all know how important Hank will be for the Wings in the playoffs. Matt Hussey will be called back up from Grand Rapids.
“It’s similar to a herniation,†Holland said. “It’s nothing significant, but the doctors feel he should take seven to 10 days of rest, and the hope is the inflammation goes down. Then we’re slowly going to bring him back. We estimate he’ll be out of the lineup two to three weeks.â€
Photo taken on 2/10/07 by Michael Hammond
The Wings’ injuries seem to slowly be piling on, but aside from Bertuzzi’s back, none of these injuries are serious concerns. Plus with the Wings lighter schedule to end the regular season and current standings, the Wings have the luxury to call up players from Grand Rapids and allow their players to properly recover from their respective injuries.
Current Wings’ injuries…
- Dan Cleary’s sprained MCL (out 2-3 more weeks)
- Mikael Samuelsson’s broken foot (out 1-2 more weeks)
- Todd Bertuzzi’s back (out 2-4 more weeks)
- Henrik Zetterberg’s back (out 2-3 more weeks)
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