Franzen tears ACL, will miss at least four months
The city of Detroit received even more bad news on Friday. The Red Wings suffered a huge blow Thursday night, when star forward Johan Franzen suffered a torn ACL against Chicago and will miss a minimum of four months.
Ironically, the injury occurred during a game in which he scored the game-winning goal. But that’s of little comfort to Detroit, who will now be without one of its most talented players and the team’s second-leading scorer last season.
The Red Wings are better-equipped to deal with the loss of stars than most teams, though. With a deep roster that reloads seemingly every few seasons, don’t expect the loss of Franzen to knock this team off the Western Conference perch. It will certainly be a more difficult road to travel, but the Red Wings will find a way to finish at or near the top of the league standings, as usual.
