On the Wings

Update (3:53 PM): Ansar Khan reports that Schneider and Lilja will both sit out tonight with their respective injuries. That leaves the Wings with Lidstrom, Chelios, Kronwall, Lebda, Markov plus the newly-added Quincey. Khan thinks there’s a chance that Norton will play defense when activated, if Schneider and Lilja still aren’t ready to come back. I’m guessing he bases this on the fact that Norton played defense in practice yesterday (bottom of the page). So he’ll have a practice or two of experience on the blueline? Great. Let’s hope he never has to play there. - Matt

Griffins Central reports that the Wings have sent down forward Valtteri Filppula and brought up defenseman Kyle Quincey. The move is verified by the AHL’s transaction page. I guess this could mean Babcock wasn’t serious when he assured us that the injuries to Andreas Lilja and Mathieu Schneider were nothing to worry about. This seems like an insurance move in case one of the two injuries gets worse. Bringing up Quincey means Brad Norton still can’t come off the IR without the Wings going over the roster limit. (thanks to Megan for the heads up)