Filppula was going to try and give it a go tonight when the Wings take on Calgary but according to Ansar Khan of Mlive.com, Filppula will now be held out with a sore groin.
It isnโ€™t expected to be an injury that keeps Filppula out long but Wings coach Mike Babcock did mention that these types of injuries tend to linger around for a couple of weeks.
โ€œItโ€™s not a sharp pain or anything, itโ€™s just kine of there,โ€ Filppula said. โ€œItโ€™s frustrating, try to be smart and hope it doesnโ€™t get any worse.โ€™โ€™
With Eaves coming back after missing three games with an infected elbow, Babcock was able to shift the lines around a bit during the morning skate. This included Johan Franzen moving from left wing to centering the second line.
According to Khan, Babcock isnโ€™t set on his lines for tonight but he (Khan) anticipates the following to be the line combinations for tonightโ€ฆ
Bertuzzi-Zetterberg-Holmstrom
Hudler-Franzen-Eaves
Draper-Helm-Tatar
Miller-Abdelkader-Mursak
Lidstrom-Stuart
Ericsson-Rafalski
Kronwall-Salei
Kindl (scratched)
Howard (starting)
Osgood
Source: Mlive.com
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