The trade for Robby Fabbri paid off for the Detroit Red Wings right away, leading them to their first (and only) three-game winning streak of the season.
Now it’s on general manager Steve Yzerman to settle on Fabbri’s value to the team’s future.
Fabbri turned a pair of major knee injuries into a career revival — and recognition. Cast aside by the St. Louis Blues, he was enduring life as a healthy scratch when Yzerman took a no-risk gamble on Fabbri, trading for him Nov. 6.