This seems ominous.
The Red Wings say that captain Henrik Zetterberg will miss a minimum of two weeks with a herniated disc in his back.
Back problems are nothing to mess with, especially for hockey players. Just ask Mickey Redmond, whose career was ended at age 28 because of a bad back.
GM Ken Holland said Zetterberg complained about back spasms following the Red Wings’ win in Ottawa on Sunday. No word yet on how the Red Wings plan to fill Z’s roster spot.
Nick Cotsonika of Yahoo! Sports tweeted more.
Zetterberg said back issues have come and gone for years, but it felt worse than usual after Ottawa game.
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) December 3, 2013
Zetterberg said he knew something was wrong the last couple of games. Same disc that bothered him before. Evaluate again in couple weeks.
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) December 3, 2013
