TAMPA – Niklas Kronwall stayed on the ice long after his teammates Wednesday morning.
He knew he couldn’t play Wednesday night in Game 7 of the Detroit Red Wings’ first-round playoff series with the Tampa Bay Lightning because of his suspension for charging Nikita Kucherov. But he hoped they’d win without him, and he wanted to be ready to play Monday night in Game 1 of the second round against the Montreal Canadiens.
“It’s hard to describe, really,” Kronwall said. “I still don’t really know how to feel, to be honest with you.