DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings scratched forward Andreas Athanasiou and defenseman Mike Green from the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Calgary Flames, calling it “asset management.”
They don’t want to risk either player being injured in case they are traded by Monday’s 3 p.m. deadline.
Despite losing to the Flames, this was the correct decision by Steve Yzerman & co (and let’s be honest, the Wings probably lose to Calgary even with those two in the lineup).
Now, we just wait and see what kind of rabbits Yzerman can pull out of his hat today!