The Detroit Red Wings have announced that they’ve placed forward Christian Fischer on the injured reserve retroactive to December 23rd. The 26-year-old was hurt in Saturday’s game against the New Jersey Devils and will miss the next two games with the injury, making this upcoming Saturday the earliest he can return.
Fischer has dressed in 33 games and has two goals and six assists in his first season in the Motor City. It’s been a disappointing campaign so far for both Fischer and the Red Wings as both sides likely expected more when the Chicago, Illinois native was signed to a one-year deal back on July 2nd. Fischer had become an unrestricted free agent after he was non-tendered by the Arizona Coyotes.
In a trio of other roster moves the Red Wings recalled three players from their AHL affiliate the Grand Rapids Griffins. Detroit has brought up forward Jonatan Berggren, center Austin Czarnik and defenseman Simon Edvinsson under emergency conditions.
Czarnik and Edvinsson were sent down just two days ago, and their recall is a paper transaction. Berggren on the other hand hasn’t played with Detroit since December 14th. During his most recent recall, the former second-round pick had a good showing as he posted two goals and an assist in three games, despite averaging less than ten minutes of ice time per game. In seven games this season with Detroit, Berggren has two goals and two assists.
Detroit is back in action tomorrow night against the Minnesota Wild and currently sits three points out of a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Well, regardless of injury, the team has to step up. Having the worst WLO record for the last 10 games in the league, they simply cannot afford to let any points slip away. Turn overs and goal tending or perhaps turnovers exposing mediocre goal tending has cost them dearly in standings. Something has turned south for Husso and clinging to him too long in his struggles has only hurt the team and now maybe even hurt him. Hope he can first recover physically and then performance wise.
The turnovers are awful, something they didn’t do early on so its not a talent problem. Sorry to see them struggle, hoping they get their legs and heads under them again soon, they have decent talent and energy, its bringing both of those to every game as it if were the determining game, that will turn this around to at least mid division or playoff spot level.
Seemed like the RW were playing fairly well except for the blatant giveaways and missing coverage of opponents standing open down low. Not sure how any goal tender can save all of those point blank opportunities.
Not much to do but shake it off and start again on Friday.
Seems that 2 opponents down low uncovered with a late man high slot also uncovered has been the winning play for RW opponents of late.
Wonder if a couple of high flyin’ forwards have been introduced to their defensive zone or the concept of covering the late man? Maybe not. Next practice diagram it and run some back checking drills.
Sorry for the sarcasm.