The Detroit Red Wings have announced that budding star Filip Zadina will miss some time with a lower-body injury. According to head coach Jeff Bashill, the timeline is two-to-three weeks.
While the Wings haven't said exactly what's wrong with Zadina, it appears he was injured Friday night after taking a shot off the ankle from one of his own players during a game against the Rangers. You can see Zadina is clearly in some pain as he tries to leave the ice.
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Zadina played again Saturday during another game against the Rangers, but the injury was too much to continue playing through. The 21-year-old is having a very good season, despite playing on one of the worst teams in the NHL. In 28 games he has eight goals and seven assists for 15 points.
It looks like the returning Andreas Athanasiou will be taking over Zadina's spot on Detroit's top line while he nurses his injury. Athanasiou has been out since December 29th with a lower-body injury but did take part in full practice on Sunday. Anthony Mantha also skated with his teammates Sunday for the first time since suffering a mid-body injury Decemeber 21st at Toronto. However, it will still be some time before Mantha is back in Detroit's lineup.
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