On the Wings

Briefly:

According to the Free Press’ George Sipple, it looks like Henrik Zetterberg (back) will be in the lineup Thursday night. It all depends on how his back feels over the next couple days after today’s full practice. Ansar Khan, however, leaves Zetterberg’s status in doubt, providing a quote from Hank himself in which he expresses doubt about the playoff opener: “If I can’t play Thursday, then we’ll shoot for Sunday (Game 2).”

As for Todd Bertuzzi (concussion), his status for Game 1 is unknown. Apparently, he didn’t practice today, and Mike Babcock says he’s “not ready,” which means if the game were tonight, he wouldn’t play. The team is waiting for clearance from the medical staff. In contrast to Sipple, the report from Ansar Khan was more hopeful, with Khan writing that “Babcock said he believes Bertuzzi will play in the opener.”