It’s been a busy week.
Detroit Red Wings (Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images)
With the playoffs right around the corner, every team in the NHL is feeling the pressure.
The Detroit Red Wings sit outside the second Wild Card position in the Eastern conference, currently occupied by the Montreal Canadiens. Even if they don’t admit it, they feel pressure to secure their first playoff berth since the 2015-16 season.
The Grand Rapids Griffins secured an extra body to help them with their playoff run. The organization brought over prospect Emmitt Finnie, who finished his season with the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL.
But then, the organization got some bad news. In the opening minutes of their contest against the Utah Hockey Club, goaltender Petr Mrazek was injured. He has not returned to game action since then.
Injury was added to injury shortly after. Goalie Cam Talbot was unavailable to the Red Wings against the Colorado Avalanche due to injury, so they emergency recalled Sebastian Cossa from the Griffins to fulfill backup goaltender duties.
After losses to the Avalanche and Ottawa Senators, Cossa was returned to the Rapids due to a healthy Talbot.
The Red Wings play again on Tuesday, April 1st, against the red-hot St. Louis Blues.
