By: Anthony Petronzi
In Play! Magazine
The Red Wings are in Stockholm and play the first of the two games with St. Louis Friday. While I do not like these European games, for the Wings or for any NHL team, many of the Red Wings seem to be excited about the opportunity.
Going into Friday’s game, Dan Rosen of NHL.com has made it clear that Andreas Lilja and Darren Helm are definite no-goes for the weekend. Lilja (post-concussion) is already on the IR and Helm (Shoulder) is likely to be joining him. The Red Wings also brought a third goalie, Daniel Larsson, as an emergency call up who will not play unless there is an injury to Chris Osgood or Jimmy Howard. Justin Abdelkader will likely as a healthy scratch.
For the Blues, Alex Pietrangelo, Cam Janssen, Derek Armstrong, and D. J. King look as if they will be scratched. Rosen doesn't give any reasons for the scratch of Janssen and Armstrong; however, Pietrangelo skated with King in practice, who is currently on the IR.
