Brian Rafalski

As the Red Wings prepared to face the Chicago Blackhawks tonight (7:30 PM, FSD/WXYT), they received bad news in that Brian Rafalski's feeling under the weather, and as such, the team's recalled Jakub Kindl from the Grand Rapids Griffins.  The...  

Per Fox Sports Detroit, the Red Wings won't have the services of Brian Rafalski tonight as he's got the flu.As such, Doug Janik and Jakub Kindl will form the Wings' third defensive pairing.Let's Go Wiffins, eh?The Chicago Tribune also reports...  

The defenseman missed the Red Wings morning skate on Wednesday. If Rafalski is unable to play, Jakub Kindl probably would be recalled from Grand Rapids.  

The biggest story I missed this week, from a non-Red Wings point of view, didn't involve the usual chatter at the NHL's Board of Governors meetings--it was the NHLPA who made news in announcing the formation of a search committee...  

Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski won't play in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils as his sore back still ails him, and he told the Newark Star-Ledger's Rich Chere that he felt bummed about having to sit out tonight's...  

Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski has to sit out tonight's tilt against his former employer, the New Jersey Devils, due to a back injury, and he told the Bergen Record's Tom Gulitti that he has to tread lightly after missing...  

Jimmy Howard made 30 saves for his first NHL shutout in the Detroit Red Wings' 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night Drew Miller, Todd Bertuzzi and Patrick Eaves scored for Detroit, and Brian Rafalski had two assists.  

The Detroit Free Press's Helene St. James reported that the Red Wings believe Jonathan Ericsson should be OK to play against the New Jersey Devils after twisting his knee in a collision with Oilers forward Dustin Penner and/or hitting a...  

NEW YORK -- Defenseman Brian Rafalski has returned to the Detroit Red Wings lineup for Sunday's game at the New York Rangers. He had sat out two games with a sore back.Rafalski replaced rookie Jakub Kindl, who likely will be...  

NEWARK, N.J. -- Looking for some offensive spark, Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock has reunited stars Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg on the same line, at least for the start of tonight's game against New Jersey.They'll be joined by...  

Good news on the sniffle front: the Free Press's George Sipple reports that Red Wings defensemen Jonathan Ericsson and Brian Rafalski are on the mend after missing last night's game against the Boston Bruins with flu-related illnesses:November 4, Detroit Free...  

The pair finished tied for third in scoring among defensemen last season with 59 points. Heading into Saturday's game in St. Louis, Rafalski was tied for 31st among defensemen with 12 points and Lidstrom was tied for 67th with eight points.  

Get ready for your monthly dose of parallelism!  The Red Wings returned to practice at Joe Louis Arena on Monday minus the services of Jonathan Ericsson, Brian Rafalski, and Niklas Kronwall, who stayed home battling "the flu," and Brad May,...  

Jonathan Ericsson and Brian Rafalski have shaken the flu bug and will be ready to go when the Wings host the Sharks Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena. Rafalski will be with Nick Lidstrom, Ericsson with Brett Lebda.  

Two more defensemen, Brian Rafalski and Niklas Kronwall, were ill and missed practice. Jonathan Ericsson, who missed the most recent game because of the flu, also did not practice.