Filppula leaves game with lower-body injury

[Aussie_Wing 354]

Flip

DENVER -- Detroit Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula won't return to Sunday's game against the Colorado Avalanche after sustaining a lower-body injury.

Filppula got tripped along the boards by David Jones. There was no penalty called.

No word yet on the extent of what appears to be a lower leg injury.

Please let him be okay! Anyone with an update post in here.

[TheXym 2,606]

No update per se but it sure looked like a slew foot to me.

[Red Wings Addict 787]

Please be okay Fil.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

Disappointed Bertuzzi didn't confront Jones after that hit.

[Z and D for the C 712]

Wings haven't won this season without Filppula.

Just saying.

[Z and D for the C 712]

Just a cut, according to Babcock post game. Thank god.

[TheXym 2,606]

Just a cut, according to Babcock post game. Thank god.

Indeed. Thanks for the quick relay of the info for those of us who can't get the postgame show.

[wings_fanatic 677]

But the question is the severity of the cut. I'm sure they were just being safe, but you never know with how secretive teams are these days. If it is a deep cut he may be out for a bit. Hopefully it is just them being safe so he can be ready to go on Tuesday.

[Red Wings Addict 787]

I hope it's not like the Modano situation last year.

[Red Wings Addict 787]

Day to day.

Though still, dude was on fire. When he comes back I'm guessing he'll need a few games to get back to that level.

[Konnan511 1,736]

Detroit Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula suffered a cut on his leg late in the first period Sunday."He got a cut on his leg above his skate,'' coach Mike Babcock said. "We sent him to have it looked at. We don't know if it's serious or not serious.''

[wingsfan4795 552]

Flipper hurt his flipper...

[Aussie_Wing 354]

Lets hope it's not a serious cut, like Modano or anything.

[Vladiator 116]

Lets hope it's not a serious cut, like Modano or anything.

That was my concern on Flips injury. Let's hope for the best.

[stevkrause 1,247]

That was my concern on Flips injury. Let's hope for the best.

There's no way it's as serious - Mo had an exposed body part, on a part of the body which has a LOT of tendons, the only equivilency on the leg, is the achiles, which is protected by the skate boot... the only real fear here, is the back of the knee, but other than that, hopefully it's just something that needs to be allowed to heal for a week or so, and he'll be right back...

Get well soon Flip!

[Red Wings Addict 787]

Any update on the severity of the cut?

[newfy 695]

Nyquist time?

[Andy Pred 48 337]

as much as id like to see Gustav get a call up, i think theyll just slot Emmerton into the line whilst on this road trip.

[Red Wings Addict 787]

If Fil is out then they might just roll with

Franzen-Datsyuk-Bertuzzi

Hudler/Holmstrom/Miller-Zetterberg-Cleary (Ugh...)

Adelkader-Helm-Conner

Holmstrom-Emmerton-Miller

So... I really hope Fil ISN'T out. Ugh.

[wings_fanatic 677]

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2011/12/red_wings_valtteri_filppula_av.html

Great news for the Wings- - A loss of Fil would have been really difficult to deal with because he has been playing so well and has helped Zetterberg play better as well.

[wingsfan4795 552]

glad to hear hes ok. didnt practice today because he was having the equipment manager alter his skate so it doesnt rub against the wound. gonna see a win and a couple from fil when he comes back!

[stevkrause 1,247]

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2011/12/red_wings_valtteri_filppula_av.html

Great news for the Wings- - A loss of Fil would have been really difficult to deal with because he has been playing so well and has helped Zetterberg play better as well.

Fantastic news, you can easily argue he has been our third best skater/player this season (behind Datsyuk and Lidstrom - Howard excluded) and losing him right now would be a blow...

[BryceWings 0]

Did they say if he's playing next game?

[wings_fanatic 677]

They won't know til tomorrow. He will play if they are able to make him a boot for his skate that does not bother his cut... imo they will be able to do that and he will be playing. But, we will not know for sure until tomorrow.

[Aussie_Wing 354]

So relieved to hear he's okay!

The only thing that sucks is that tomorrow is the Wings first game on TV here in Aus, and likely Flip will miss. I have GCL and watch every game anyway, but still...