The Detroit Red Wings are preparing for a busy schedule which begins with a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, and MLive’s Ansar Khan reports that one member of the Wings’ injured defense made an appearance at Wednesday’s practice:
#RedWings practice today before tomorrow’s game vs. @MapleLeafs at @LCArena_Detroit Kronwall is practicing. Daley and Ericsson (upper body injuries) are not. pic.twitter.com/jO8KxUcYne
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 10, 2018
Big update from Khan at 11:30 AM:
#RedWings say Cholowski is day to day with undisclosed injury.
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 10, 2018
The Detroit News’s Gregg Krupa said, “Hello”…
#RedWings on ice, practice.#TORvsDET
7:30 thursday
@LCArena_Detroit pic.twitter.com/v8i4uIC7Gp— gregg krupa (@greggkrupa) October 10, 2018
cholowski, ericsson, green not skating.
— gregg krupa (@greggkrupa) October 10, 2018
hicketts hronek jensen kronwall sulak https://t.co/EuDQpzUQDr
— gregg krupa (@greggkrupa) October 10, 2018
DetroitRedWings.com’s Dana Wakiji confirms:
#RedWings Kronwall practicing at BELFOR Training Center but not Daley nor Ericsson. Cholowski also not skating.
— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) October 10, 2018
Ditto for the Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan:
No Cholowski or Ericsson/Daley out there
— Ted Kulfan (@tkulfan) October 10, 2018
Khan also said, “Hello” again:
#RedWings practice lines:
Abdelakder-Larkin-Mantha
Nyquist-Athanasiou-Vanek
Bertuzzi-Nielsen-Rasmussen
Helm-Ehn-Glendening
Frk extra— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 10, 2018
Cholowski also not practicing. #RedWings
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 10, 2018
So we skate…
Practice day before the Leafs come to town tomorrow. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/maGCF7xUGB
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 10, 2018
#RedWings flipped Nyquist and Abdelkader.
Abdelkader-Larkin-Mantha
Vanek-Athanasiou-Nyquist
Bertuzzi-Nielsen-Rasmussen
Helm-Ehn-Glendening (Frk taking turns here)— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) October 10, 2018
#RedWings defense pairs in practice:
DeKeyser-Hronek
Sulak-Hicketts
Kronwall-Jensen
Witkowski extra— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 10, 2018
#RedWings say Cholowski is day to day with undisclosed injury.
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 10, 2018
Kulfan confirms:
Ken Holland says Cholowski out day-to-day with injury #RedWings
— Ted Kulfan (@tkulfan) October 10, 2018
FYI:
Join us after the game on Friday, Oct. 12 for the first post-game skate of the season! Don’t forget: bring your skates to the game. ⛸️ pic.twitter.com/unrSrqwfte
— Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) October 10, 2018
Flipping Goose and Aby? Goose is heading South, I mean will he make it to the 4th Line or the Hot Dog Stand. Aby adds meat for Larkin/Mantha, line.
It is hard to see that Cholo will leave a Big Hole in the Wings D? How things change in a hurry.
“Aby adds meat for Larkin/Mantha, line.”
The way I see it, Abby on the 1st line is a joke. I was just lamenting this morning how we have to endure 5 more years of Abby (including this year) @ $4.25M/yr…..for basically a 4th line player. Arguably the worst contract on the books right now.
Nyquist is not strong enough to deal with the physicality and the constant interference with this league. I feel the same about Zadina.
But moving Abby up? I rather see Lil’ Bert in there. They looked great together during the preseason.