Henrik Zetterbergs Olympics finished could miss time with Wings

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More NHL: | | | | Elias Diaz Jersey  |  Olympics are over almost before they could begin.Sweden's captain wasn't at the team's practice on Thursday and afterward the Swedish team doctors said Zetterberg had a herniated disc and was . Le s than 24 hours later Zetterberg was pulling out of the Games.Sochi 2014 " He is in a great deal of discomfort, so in fairne s to Sweden, the organization and himself, he is pulling out of the Olympics," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland .  "He has to see a doctor, but he will not be ready by the time we come out of the Olympic break. Beyond that, I have no real time frame."Holland  Colin Moran Jersey also said he's not sure if surgery will be nece sary but either way, it doesn't sound very good for the Red Wings at this point either, this injury will likely bleed over to their team as well. But more immediately, the impact is on Sweden and it's big. Francisco Cervelli Jersey The Swedes already lost one top-six forward in before this tournament began as well as Zetterberg's teammate in Detroit Johan Franzen and now they go down another. For a team whose biggest question surrounded the scoring up front, it's a huge blow. Zetterberg had one of their four goals in their opening win.Trying to replace Zetterberg is going to be tough. Capitals winger is likely going to slot in for Sweden in Zetterbergh's place and perhaps he will find a spot on 's wing given they play together with in Washington. Even with that Melky Cabrera Jersey  chemistry, Johan son is no Zetterberg. He's the captain for a lot of reasons, least of which is the fact that he's a point-per-game player in the NHL and is strong defensively.Coming into the Olympics, Sweden looked to be as strong of a contender as any team but with injuries starting to take their toll, that view is changing. They still have probably the best defensive corps in these games and a very strong goalie in but you don't lose players like Zetterberg and Sedin and not suffer as a result.  As big of a lo s as this is for Sweden, it would be equally tough for Detroit, a true double whammy. Maybe by getting two weeks to rest it can help him recover for the NHL's stretch run where the Wings are in the thick of the  Keone Kela Jersey playoff bubble race.
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