Justin Abdelkader will not play in Thursday's series opener between his and the . Faceoff Wisconsin Badgers Jersey Sale in the Stanley Cup playoffs best-of-sevenseries is 7:30 p.m. ET.
Abdelkader has a hand injury he and the Wings won't call it anything else, shrugging off persistent suggestions he broke his mitt while blocking a shot in Deontay Anderson Jersey early April. He mi sed the regular season's final four games.
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Whether he is ready for Saturday's Game 2 is an open question, butAbdelkader , keeping up his conditioning.
The Wings finished third in the Atlantic Division, getting Games 3, 4 and maybe 6 at home.
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Abdelkader's absence Ole Miss Rebels Jersey is a problem for coach Mike Babcock, who must adjust his lines and is expected to use Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg together. That's not ideal, because it means Babcock can't spread his top offensive players. But Zetterberg, the captain and leading scorer, has good chemistry with Datsyuk, who is seeking a boost after an Andre Kelly Jersey ankle injury.
Still, this will be a difficult series for the Wings. picked Travis Light Jersey the Lightning to win in six games, giving the Bolts the edge in most matchups.
In its five keys to the series, The Oakland (Mich.) Pre s mentioned the need for offensive contributions from forwards Gustav Nyqvist and Tomas Tatar, the team's leader with 29 goals this season. It also pointed to the need for solid defensive work from its checking line of Luke Glendening between Drew Miller and Landon Ferraro.
Without Abdelkader, scoring Drayton Whiteside Jersey balance and defensive playplus a touch of sandmust come from elsewhere.
