Injury Update

[gamesmasta 0]

Johan Franzen

Surgery occurred: 10/16/2009

Johan Franzen (knee) has been cleared to return to the Detroit lineup, but he likely will not play for another week or so.

"I'm good to go when I feel ready," he said. "When I feel good, I'll start playing -- probably within, maybe, a couple more weeks. It doesn't hurt, so, when I feel strong enough -- my skating muscles, I haven't used them in three and a half months." It will likely be his call whether or not he appears in a game prior to the Olympic break. "Hopefully, I'll play before the Olympics," he added. "We'll see. It's pending how I feel." Franzen has been sidelined since undergoing surgery on his knee, back on Oct. 16, to repair a torn ACL. (01/27/2010)

Source: Detroit Free Press

Tomas Holmstrom

Injury occurred: 01/06/2010. Foot hit by puck during practice.

Tomas Holmstrom (foot) is aiming at a return to the Detroit lineup on Sunday.

Holmstrom suffered a broken foot during practice three weeks ago. He skated in full equipment for the first time on Wednesday and is likely to return Sunday. The Red Wings will be over the 23-man limit once Holmstrom and Jason Williams return, so Justin Abdelkader is likely to be the odd man out if there isn't a further injury, as Abdelkader still has minor league options. Get ready to activate Holmstrom to your fantasy team as he will likely return to the top line with Pavel Datsyuk and possibly Henrik Zetterberg.

Source: Detroit News

Andreas Lilja

Injury occurred: Feb. 28, 2009 while

Nashville’s Shea Weber.

The Detroit Red Wings are hoping to be able to send Andreas Lilja (concussion) to Grand Rapids of the AHL.

Lilja has been out over 11 months with the after-effects of a severe concussion and only recently have the symptoms stopped. There is a collective bargaining matter to be resolved, but Lilja could be back playing hockey shortly. That would be great news. Jan. 30 - 8:40 am et

Source: Detroit Free Press

Lilja survives hit from teammate: The Sports Xchange reports Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja was headache-free and feeling good for nearly two weeks and wanted to see how he would respond to contact. So he asked teammate Johan Franzen to take a run at him in practice. "He picked up all his 230 pounds and threw it at me," Lilja said. "My body hurt, but my head was really good. It felt real good." Lilja experienced his 14th consecutive day without headaches this week. It is the first significant hurdle he needed to clear in his comeback attempt from a concussion sustained on Feb. 28, 2009, on a punch to the chin from Nashville's Shea Weber.

(Updated 01/28/2010).

Source: CBSSports.com

[Guest Four]

Aha let two injured guys hit eachother, very logical

[hockey23 79]

Don't know if this is posted anywhere, but did anyone hear Ken Daniels talking about Franzen coming back Feb. 9?

[CenterIce 83]

Don't know if this is posted anywhere, but did anyone hear Ken Daniels talking about Franzen coming back Feb. 9?

Yes, he said the game against St. Louis, which is on the 9th, is a possibility.

[Redwings85 0]

During last night's broadcast they were mentioning that Lilja can be back soon... and if he does we would be like 2million over cap?

is this true?

While listening I was extremely confused....

Any help greatly appreciated.

[titanium2 867]

During last night's broadcast they were mentioning that Lilja can be back soon... and if he does we would be like 2million over cap?

is this true?

While listening I was extremely confused....

Any help greatly appreciated.

Yeah, something like 1.5-1.8 mil over the cap or whatever. I'm going to try and find that and then edit this post.

EDIT: Shoot... I'm wrong.

http://detnews.com/article/20100128/SPORTS...roster-decision.

If Williams and Holmstrom are back -- and there are no other injuries -- the Wings will have to drop a player to get the roster down the maximum 23-man limit. Although Holland hasn't tipped his hand, it's presumed Justin Abdelkader, who's still waiver-exempt, will be sent to Grand Rapids.

When Franzen gets back, the Wings will have to clear approximately $1.5 million is salary to get below the cap. Again, Holland hasn't given any indication as to how he might do that.

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20100128/SPORTS....#ixzz0e8JE78wJ

Now I'm confused. I mean, I would think that with Franzen and Lilja, pretty much everybody, back and playing that you would just add 1.25 mil to the 1.5 mil.

Edited January 30, 2010 by titanium2

[titanium2 867]

But first things first; what's Holland going to do when Johan Franzen and his $3.9 million salary cap hit comes back?

Already he's had to send Justin Abdelkader back to Grand Rapids to clear a roster spot for the eventual return of Tomas Holmstrom. When Franzen gets back, even with Abdelkader's $850,000 off the books, the Wings will be about $650,000 over the cap.

Complicating that even further, Andreas Lilja is suddenly symptom-free after battling post-concussion syndrome for 11-plus months. He's expected to start a rehabilitation stint in Grand Rapids this week.

If he comes back, that's another $1.25 million that has to be trimmed from the current payroll -- for a total of about $1.9 million.

From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100130/OP...6#ixzz0e8oGdBxH

[55fan 5,133]

To clear $1.9m, I suggest sending down May (I don't think he'll get claimed).

Then trade Lebda and Leino for picks, or if no takers, send them down and let them get claimed if that is the case. If they don't get claimed, it's no big deal.

I'm not sure what May makes, but it has to be at least .5m, Lebda is .65 and Leino is .85 (all numbers rounded). That makes 2m all together. I think. Someone check my sums. I do suck at maths terribly.