Updated 4x at 12:27 PM: Mrazek starts Friday and Zetterberg will play against Isles:
The Red Wings hit the ice at Little Caesars Arena just after 11 AM, preparing for a stretch in which they’ll play 10 games over the course of 17 afternoons and evenings (beginning with Friday’s road game against the Islanders).
The Detroit News’s Gregg Krupa said, “Hello” from LCA…
#RedWings on ice practice. #DETvsNYI 7pm friday.#KrupaQs 6:30pm, until puck-drop. pic.twitter.com/Fbj5KvdjYa
— gregg krupa (@greggkrupa) February 8, 2018
DetroitRedWings.com’s Dana Wakiji also weighed in…
#RedWings Zetterberg not skating today in practice at the BELFOR Training Center, most likely maintenance day.
— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) February 8, 2018
#RedWings practice: Mantha-Booth (taking Zetterberg spot)-Nyquist
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#RedWings PP units: Frk-Booth (in Zetterberg’s spot)-Nyquist-Mantha (net front)-Kronwall;
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Fox 2’s Woody Woodriffe and Sky Kerstein also posted Tweets…
#RedWings on the practice ice…. pic.twitter.com/Uua0nG18Qj
— WoodyFOX2 (@Fox2Woody) February 8, 2018
Blashill drawing it up…. #RedWings pic.twitter.com/ZqDecbdGyh
— WoodyFOX2 (@Fox2Woody) February 8, 2018
#RedWings on the ice before they head on a quick two-game trip against the #Islanders & #Capspic.twitter.com/S9jH8B3QAe
— Sky Kerstein (@SkyKersteinFox2) February 8, 2018
Update #1:
Z. not among them. gotta figure maintenance day, until further word. #RedWingspic.twitter.com/SC05Ul3az6
— gregg krupa (@greggkrupa) February 8, 2018
Update #2:
#RedWings goalies getting a quick breather pic.twitter.com/7zTGbbKudr
— Sky Kerstein (@SkyKersteinFox2) February 8, 2018
After practice, per Wakiji…
#RedWings Mrazek says he is starting tomorrow.
Meanwhile, in New York…
Brendan Smith on waivers, Post has learned.
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) February 8, 2018
Update #3: From MLive’s Ansar Khan:
Petr Mrazek will start for #RedWings tomorrow at @NYIslanders
And the Red Wings:
Coach Blashill confirms maintenance day for Z. #RedWingshttps://t.co/vzIeu29Syt
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 8, 2018
Khan confirmed:
#RedWings Blashill said it was a maintenance day for Zetterberg and he’ll play tomorrow at @NYIslanders
Also from Fox 2’s Kerstein:
#RedWings Blashill says “maintenance day” for Zetterberg
Update #4: From the Detroit News’s Gregg Krupa:
after BAHstn game, much talk about starting on time vs @NYIslanders larkin: played well for a few games, let’s get back too it. #RedWings
Will have nothing but goods things about Z but…
The PP sucks and if the Wings practice the PP without Z, not a good thing, IMO