DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills posted a season-in-review article regarding Robby Fabbri, who missed significant time rehabbing from his third ACL injury:
“I put in a lot of hard work,” Fabbri said in his end-of-media session. “A lot of days to be ready and be in the best shape possible coming back. I think coming in with everyone in mid-season form, team’s rolling and I’m just trying to find my game, I thought I did a really good job. Obviously had some ups and downs in little stretches throughout the 28 games, but I was happy coming in, being able to produce, play my game, get some reps in and feel good going into the summer.”When reflecting on his surgery, Fabbri said he weighed several options with the Red Wings medical staff before concluding “a quick clean-up” made the most sense.
“At the end of the day, with this one, it was more just about the timing of when it happened, where we were at in the standings and how many games we had left,” Fabbri said. “After the original injury, I was back skating, working out and trying to get over the hump so we could do this clean-up in the summer.
“Unfortunately, the way the rehab was going right after the injury, we only had a handful of games left. As a group here, we made a decision that going into the summer healthy was gonna be a better call.”
