The Detroit Red Wings have sent Joakim Andersson back to the minors.
Andersson has been a healthy scratch the last three games, coinciding with the Wings calling up Andreas Athanasiou. Andersson was waived last month, though he stuck around for another game because Brad Richards was excused to attend a funeral. Andersson was sent to Grand Rapids and played there in late January, then brought back up over the All-Star break.
Andersson played the first two games after the break, but has since lost his spot to Athanasiou. Athanasiou brings another pair of fast legs to the lineup.