Ericsson Sparks Detroit: Jonathan Ericsson posted a goal and an assist in Wednesday's win over Tampa Bay. (Updated 11/30/2011)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
The veteran doubled his season's point total on Wednesday with his two-point night. The Wings have several talented defenders that will score, but Jonathan Ericsson is one of their shut-down defenders on whom they rely to neutralize the opposition. Don't expect many one-point, let alone, two-point nights from Ericsson. (Updated 11/30/2011).
02/08/2012 22:33 Red Wings win 18th straight at home
Drew Miller and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the third period, and the Detroit Red Wings extended their home winning streak to 18 games with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
Although it wasn't a big leap forward at the offensive end for Ericsson last season, he played a much more consistent game on the blue line and parlayed that growth along with the retirement of Brian Rafalski into a three-year commitment from the Wings over the summer. It's entirely possible that he'll be deployed alongside of Nicklas Lidstrom at even strength, which would make him a nice sleeper to bolster his offensive numbers this season. That's far from locked in, however, and it would be wise to keep a close eye on head coach Mike Babcock's defensive pairings during training camp as free-agent addition Ian White and prospect Brendan Smith could bump Ericsson into a third-pairing role with penalty-killing duty as his special teams contribution. (Updated 10/4/11)
