Jeff Blashill says in conversations with Henrik Zetterberg, Zetterberg said he’s gotten very little training in this summer because of back. Blashill concedes that’s it’d be all but impossible for Zetterberg to play this season without the proper off-season prep.
#RedWings Jeff Blashill said it doesn’t seem likely Henrik Zetterberg (back) will be ready to play, and if he’s not he’s not likely to play at all this season. Will know more when he has his pre-camp physical in mid-September.
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) August 26, 2018
#RedWings Blashill said if Zetterberg doesn’t play he’ll move Andreas Athanasiou to 3rd line center, behind Dylan Larkin and Frans Nielsen, with Luke Glendening centering fourth line.