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Detroit Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg: Signs say he won't play again

The news on Henrik Zetterberg is discouraging for the Detroit Red Wings.

While there has been uncertainty about Zetterberg’s status since spring, his summer seems to indicate he will not play again.

“I have talked to his agent a number of times over the course of the summer, and I know he’s had a tough summer,” general manager Ken Holland said Friday. “He hasn’t been able to train anywhere near close to where he’s been able to train past summers due to his back. So there is a real unknown right now with Henrik Zetterberg.”

Zetterberg, who turns 38 on Oct.