Red Wings split dynamic duo for Game 3
Posted May 4, 2011 12:55 pm.
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Down 2-0 to the San Jose Sharks, Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock will make some major changes to his line-up heading into Game 3 on Wednesday night.
Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterburg practised on separate lines on Tuesday and Babcock confirmed on Wednesday that his star forwards will stay that way for Game 3, at least in the early going.
The Red Wings will make another change of note in their search for much-needed offence, having lost both of the first two games by identical 2-1 scores. Aaron Miller makes way for veteran Kris Draper on the squad’s fourth line.
On Tuesday, Sharks coach Todd McLellan told reporters that there was a chance his team may also make changes.
“I don’t know, we’ll see,” he told the Detroit Free Press. “I think Detroit will make some changes with their lines; they’ve got a couple of veteran players who’ve played in this situation before, and they may be in the lineup. So we’ve got to be prepared to react and be ready to go. We’re not sure what we’re doing yet.”
