Sadly, it was Calvin Johnson that retired today and not Jonathan Ericsson.
It was an optional skate for the Red Wings this morning. They've earned it, for sure. According to Jeff Blashill, the Wings expect Pavel Datsyuk to be back tonight. The rest of the lineup is still TBD. Let's hope the team makes the right call and plays Brendan Smith (they won't).
Coach anticipates Pav will be good to go tonight. All other lineup changes will be decided later this afternoon. #DETvsCBJ #LGRW
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 8, 2016
Line Combinations
Red Wings Lineup
| Henrik Zetterberg | Pavel Datsyuk | Justin Abdelkader |
| Gus Nyquist | Riley Sheahan | Tomas Tatar |
| Dylan Larkin | Andreas Athanasiou | Brad Richards |
| Darren Helm | Luke Glendening | Tomas Jurco |
Scratches: Teemu Pulkkinen, Brendan Smith :'(
Injuries: Johan Franzen, Drew Miller
Jackets Lineup
| Nick Foligno | Alexander Wennberg | Scott Hartnell |
| Boone Jenner | Brandon Dubinsky | Cam Atkinson |
| Matt Calvert | William Karlsson | David Clarkson |
| Rene Bourque | Gregory Campbell | Jared Boll |