Henrik Zetterberg

Henrik Zetterberg gutted his way through the end of last season battling a back injury. However, the injury has been hurting him all off-season and he has revealed that he has been unable to train for the upcoming season. The head coach of the Red Wings has expressed concern that Zetterberg could miss the entire season.

Fantasy Impact

This is terrible news for the team, fans, and fantasy owners. Zetterberg has been a great player but his draft stock has to plummet into being an end of the draft lottery pick unless we hear uplifting news before your draft. It is possible his career on the ice may be over.

Henrik Zetterberg scored a goal and dished out three assists in the Red Wings 6-3 win against Vegas on Friday. He finished the night with a team-leading plus-four rating.

Fantasy Impact

Zetterberg has now compiled seven points (three goals, two assists) through his first five games this season. The 37-year-old captain refuses to slow down, and is clearly the stalwart of the Red Wings team. Last season he potted 17 goals and tallied 51 assists for a team-high 68 points, 20 more than Gustav Nyquist who was second. He also continues be extremely durable, playing in all 82 games the past two seasons. Zetterberg remains a reliable and safe fantasy option.

Zetterberg assisted on two of the Red Wings four goals in their loss to the Maple Leafs yesterday. He also added five shots on goal and finished with an even rating in over 22 minutes of ice time.

Fantasy Impact

Even with the Red Wings statistically eliminated from the playoffs for the first time in 25 years, Zetterberg continues to pile on the points, with five in his last five games. In 78 games played this season, he has 16 goals and 50 assists.

Zetterberg assisted on two of the Red Wings' four goals in their 4-2 over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He finished the game with three shots on net and a plus-two rating in just under 21 minutes of ice time.

Fantasy Impact

With his two assists last night, the Red Wings captain now has seven assists over his last five games. He has really turned it on lately after a bit of a disappointing start to 2017.

Zetterberg assisted on two of the Red Wings five goals in their win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. He also added two shots on net and finished with an even rating in over 18 minute of ice time.

Fantasy Impact

The Red Wings captain is on a bit of a point streak as these two assists mark his fifth and sixth point over his last five games. Zetterberg is now sitting at 13 goals and 32 assists in 59 games played this year.