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Red Wings coach Mike Babcock on Johan Franzen injury: 'We just have to find a way'

By Pierre LeBrun

Friday, October 9, 2009

Andrei Markov remains the most significant injury of the early season, as the Montreal Canadiens are in big trouble without their best player. But the Detroit Red Wings come in a close second with the stunning news Friday that star winger Johan Franzen would be out at least four months with a torn ACL in his left knee. "The Mule" is Detroit's top power winger and his loss cannot be underestimated, even though the Wings are the Wings in terms of their talent. "It's a huge impact because he's a ...

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