The Detroit Red Wings just can’t stay healthy. Forward Henrik Zetterberg became the latest in a long line of broken wheels on Thursday night. He went down late in the first period against the Tampa Bay Lightning after colliding with defenseman Mattias Ohlund and did not return. After driving himself to the hospital for an MRI, it was revealed that Zetterberg is going to be gone for at least two weeks with a slight separation in his left shoulder.

Zetterberg joins teammates Dan Cleary, Jonathan Ericsson, Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula, Darren Helm, Niklas Kronwall, and Jason Williams on the injury list that has plagued the team all season long. The Wings are 18-11-5, and are in eighth place in the Western Conference, yet due to an incredible amount of competition, are just six points back of first-place San Jose. If the reigning Clarence S. Campbell bowl champions wish to continue their reign, they’ll have to heal up and start playing like the Stanley Cup Champions they were two years ago.

The 29-year old winger is 16th in the league in assists and 27th in points. Four of his team goals were game-winners. Despite all of this, Zetterberg has been slumping recently. In his last five games, he has just two assists, and no goals on 15 shots. He’s a plus-four over that span. Despite his lack of production recently, he will be sorely missed in Detroit. The Red Wings are going to have to find a way to compensate for the numbers that Zetterberg is capable of bringing, and that’s not going to be easy.

The loss of Zetterberg is a great loss to the Wings. Zetterberg is second in goals scored with 10 behind Tomas Holmstrom’s 12, and he leads the team in points with 32 and shots with 131. With the amount of injuries surrounding the dressing room, there doesn’t appear to be many players left capable of taking charge of the puck and keeping the Wings in the hunt. Still, Detroit is one of those teams that should never be underestimated. They’ve been among the best teams in hockey for over a decade and are always capable of a comeback.