Detroit – The news regarding Anthony Mantha could have been a lot worse.
The Wings placed Mantha on injured reserve Sunday after Mantha was hurt late in Saturday night’s loss in Toronto. Mantha suffered some sort of upper-body injury. Shoulder? Concussion?
Mantha could return Dec. 29 in Tampa, but judging from coach Jeff Blashill’s comments before Sunday's game against Arizona, Mantha is still undergoing some evaluation and a timetable for a return is unclear.
“He’s not available tonight (Sunday), he’s not available for the first game after the break (Saturday in Florida), and past that, I don’t know,” Blashill said.