Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen posted a subscriber-only article discussing the not-so-great aspects of the Grand Rapids Griffins thus far, including the absence of Carter Mazur, Elmer Soderblom and Amadeus Lombardi’s scoring funks and the Griffins’ attempts to deal with a very crowded roster. The biggest issue for the Red Wings, most likely, is Mazur’s status as injured again:
Carter Mazur’s Absence
You are not alone if you are among those who hoped Mazur might have had a shot to play for the Red Wings this season. He’s a scrappy player with scoring instincts. The Michigan native always seems to be where the action is around the net. Mazur netted 17 goals last season in 60 games.
But Mazur, 22, continues to have bad luck with injuries. The Griffins don’t provide much information about injuries, but Mazur has missed 24 of the team’s 27 games with an injury.
Mazur also missed a chunk of time last season because of injury. He has lost a considerable amount of valuable development time. Counting both injuries, he has lost more than half of a season.
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