Not much for updates with the Wings on the second night of a back-to-back, but there is this:
Wings GM Ken Holland believes Thomas Vanek will be able to play tonight against Toronto. He wasn't sure who the goalie would be.
— Chuck Pleiness (@wingsfrontman) January 25, 2017
“Not sure who the goalie would be” is GM speak for “go ask Jeff Blashill.”
Mantha Coming Back Down to Earth
I don’t even like to necessarily phrase it that way. Mantha is simply slowing down after a scorching start where he looked like the true power forward the Red Wings have been missing since Brendan Shanahan.