The stall customarily occupied by Zetterberg in the Detroit Red Wings locker room will now be vacant. The next time we see a winged wheel number 40 in Detroit will be when it sways suspended high above the ice inside of Little Caesars Arena.
Henrik Zetterberg wasn’t just a leader; he has been the heartbeat of the Detroit Red Wings over the past decade. Similar to Nicklas Lidstrom before him, Zetterberg has always led by example and has been a fantastic professional on and off the ice. It’s a somber day for Detroit Red Wings fans and the city of Detroit.