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Red Wings Demote Anthony Mantha to Grand Rapids

The NHL playoffs are still a few days away, but the Red Wings announced a move that both makes sense and is incredibly infuriating.

Anthony Mantha being sent to Grand Rapids and Joakim Andersson staying with team according to Wings GM Ken Holland.

— Chuck Pleiness (@wingsfrontman) April 10, 2016

Mantha had a decent start to his career, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist in 10 games. Both goals came on the power play, and both came against Montreal. Despite getting dropped into the lineup in the middle of a very tight playoff race, Mantha never really looked out of place, initially playing with Pavel Datsyuk.