| The Detroit Red Wings announced the other day that | | | | Abdelkader played last year during the playoffs and |
| Johan Franzen is not going to be playing hockey for 4 | | | | was extremely productive. He showed that he was |
| months. He'll be recovering from a torn ACL that he | | | | able to play at an NHL level and would be a great fit in |
| suffered in the Chicago game. | | | | the lineup. |
| Franzen did not complain about the injury until after the | | | | This would be a great thing for the Red Wings |
| game. He suffered the injury during the game, but | | | | because they'll be able to use this situation to develop |
| decided to keep playing. | | | | a rookie. Even though I'd prefer to have Franzen on |
| This is a huge loss for the Detroit Red Wings. Franzen | | | | the ice, it's never a bad thing to give a rookie a shot. |
| was probably going to score 20-30 goals this season. | | | | I honestly think that Abdelkader will be the next |
| The team's going to have to make a huge decision. | | | | Datsyuk or Zetterburg. He won't be able to do that |
| They have to decide who is going to replace Franzen | | | | without some experience. |
| and what is going to be best for the team. | | | | However, that doesn't change the fact that the injury |
| This will not be an easy decision for Mike Babcock. | | | | to Franzen is going to have a negative impact on the |
| Right now, it's looking like he's going to be calling up | | | | team. They'll have to work a lot harder to fill the hole |
| Justin Abdelkader from the Grand Rapids Griffins to fill | | | | the Franzen has left. |
| the hole in the lineup. | | | | |