18-11-2012 Weekly team report
Who's hot
Todd Bertuzzi is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Niklas Kronwall is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Valtteri Filppula is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Kyle Quincey is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Justin Abdelkader is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Alexander Semin is looking steady with 3 points in 4 games last week.
Who's cold
Jonathan Ericsson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Drew Miller is sliding on a 18 game streak without registering a single point. Brendan Smith has played 14 games without a goal. Mikael Samuelsson has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal.
Trainer's room
Henrik Zetterberg remains sidelined with knee injury.
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17-11-2012 Joey MacDonald frustrated
Detroit Red Wings goaltender Joey MacDonald feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Canada, Joey MacDonald, was originally signed as a free agent to the
. He has appeared in 106
games during his career, booking 2 career shutouts and allowing 303 goals. The 32 year old goaltender has played 5 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, allowing 20 goals on 132 while booking 0 shutouts.
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16-11-2012 Team captain meets with Carlo Colaiacovo
Team captain Henrik Zetterberg called a short meeting with Carlo Colaiacovo after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I guess they needed someone to take the blame..., said Carlo Colaiacovo as he left the ice, ...but I'll take it like a man
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16-11-2012 Henrik Zetterberg injured.
Henrik Zetterberg (
) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Paul Gaustad (
). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. I'm just hoping it's nothing serious and the docs will let me play in a month or two again, he said from the locker room after being helped off the ice.
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14-11-2012 Jonathan Ericsson frustrated
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player.
A native of Sweden, Jonathan Ericsson was originally drafted to the
by the Detroit Red Wings in the 9th round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 232
games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 34 assists along with 197 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season.
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14-11-2012 Cory Emmerton resumes full training.
Kansas City Blades center Cory Emmerton has resumed full training after his injury.
