The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan filed a training camp notebook this evening which focuses on Robby Fabbri’s move to center ice:
“I really enjoy it,” Fabbri said of playing center. “It was nice to get some games in last year before the pause. That’s my natural position, I’ve played it my whole life and I feel comfortable there and effective.”
Moving Fabbri to center, said Blashill, was an organizational decision, Blashill having talked it over with general manager Steve Yzerman.
“We were going to play Robby there through the year but he only got those two or three games, but he looked good in those games,” Blashill said. “He gives a chance to have a No. 2 center, a guy who can who can play in the top-6 in that position, and he’s excited about it.”
Fabbri showed glimpses of being an offensive instigator last season, after arriving from St. Louis. Playing with Zadina and Ryan, two wingers with elite shots, gives Fabbri an opportunity to create offense, and provide the scoring the Red Wings badly need down the lineup.
“It’s tough to rely on the big three (first line) all the time,” Fabbri said. “When you’re getting production from all four lines, that’s when you get rolling from game to game.”
