Someone must have pissed off the Hockey Gods.  There’s just no other explanation for the obscene amount of long term injuries the Wings have sustained this season.  The icing on the cake is today’s news that Dan(ny) Cleary, who was hit in the 3rd last night and didn’t return, has suffered a separated shoulder.  He’s expected to be out 4 weeks, as per Bruce McLeod’s Twitter.

To recap:
2/28 Lilja, concussion, out indefinitely
10/08 Franzen, ACL, 4 months
10/29 Filppula, wrist, 4-6 weeks (cast removed, looking at end of December)
11/07 Williams, fibula, 2 months
11/21 Kronwall, MCL, 2-3 weeks
12/09 Cleary, shoulder, 4 weeks

So what is there to be done?  Ville Leino will return to the lineup, but I have serious doubts that it’ll help much.  Does Kenny bring up a GR kid (even though we’re already playing with half their roster)?  Does he make a trade?

If you ask me, there’s only one thing left to do: sacrifice to the Hockey Gods.  I volunteer Bertuzzi.

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