Red Wings send Abdelkader back to Griffins, call up Darren Helm

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/20...kader_back.html

Neato for Helm.

[Shaman 713]

Good that they are letting Leino stick around, hes doing great.

[Guest E_S_A_D]

Abdelkader will be with the Wings soon enough, but he has got to remember his role better. They want him to be a power forward that's gritty... he's been little of that.

[Namingway 146]

Oh wow, glad they chose Helm. We haven't seen him in a while

[b.shanafan14 733]

Glad to see Leino stay, it'll be good to see Helm again. He really won the hearts of us fans and Babs last playoffs, it'll be good to see him up on the big club again, he'll probably be back up for the playoffs.

[The Secret 304]

Helm would be a great permenant fixture right now if we could only keep him up. He could easily be an upgrade to 3 or 4 players on the current roster. I like what Helm bring to the game and hope he could possible be a similar player to what Hudler is developing into with a more physical edge.

[wingfan1991 221]

wicked move!!!

[PROBIE4PREZ 58]

Abdelkador woudlnt have been called up to begin with if Helm wasnt hurt. Helm just came back to the Griffins lineup last Friday. I was at the game and usaully he stands out the most but he was kinda under the radar all game

[Vladifan 680]

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/20...kader_back.html

Neato for Helm.

Agreed. I LOVE to watch this kid play. He never seems to let up.

[wingfan40 1]

Is anyone but me wishing that they would bring up either Howard or Larsson for a few games? Our goaltending has been pretty unimpressive and maybe it would be a good time to give one of the prospects a chance to show their stuff.

[Chase 0]

Wooo!!! I loves me some helm!!!

[JayUp88 1]

I am pretty excited for the future

[Zeta Power 40 1]

Good to see Helm playing Wednesday!

[Guest E_S_A_D]

Helms fast.

The Wings are becoming difficult to watch, more so by the day. Since I'm a die hard fan I still watch every game on tv, but starting to sell my tickets and supporting Grand Rapids.

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[dat's sick 1,002]

I really like this move. Abdelkader hasn't impressed me much, but Leino has done well enough to deserve to stay a while.

I've been wanting to see Helm since almost day 1 of the season, but I understand all the reasons why that hasn't been a possibility.

Hopefully he can bring some energy into the lineup, it was lacking to say the least yesterday.

[Mike 0]

This should be interesting. Helm is a good, tough player. Also, I suspect this means that Homer will not be playing tomorrow

[Icer 0]

Abdelkader hasn't impressed me much

Abdelkader's played a grand total of 2 games and 18 minutes of ice this season. Hard to get much of an impression.

[xBrave_Heartx 0]

Justin, did fine, he played responsibly, he isn't going to go out laying big hits, and biting off more then he can chew. trying to be Mr. Gimme The Puck.. He's a new guy on the team, So he has to introduce himself slowly..

Ville has adjusted well, really surprised

Now Helm, im syked, im hoping for a chance to see Big Rig/Ritola/Kindl also.. but im doubting that.

[crabcakes'n'redwings 4]

I love when we have Helm in the lineup...He won be over in the triple OT game in the finals last year

[redwingslady87 130]

So the next question is who do you think Babcock will sit Wednesday if Zetterberg is back, so that Leino and Helm both get time to play? Or do you think that they will send Leino back down to GR?

[j.hoop 64]

F*** yeah, i love helm. i just hope he can leave a mark in managements eyes by playing great again.

[esteef 2,679]

Yay! Draper 2.0!

[Elshupacabra 0]

I like the fact that they are bringing up a couple different guys to get a look at them.

[alienanxiety 23]

i can't recall why Helm played with the Wings through the playoffs last year? who was injured?

[j.hoop 64]

i can't recall why Helm played with the Wings through the playoffs last year? who was injured?

i believe it was kopecky, who he more than made up for