{"id":39167,"date":"2018-12-18T23:04:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T04:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=39167"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:37:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:37:35","slug":"detroit-red-wings-jimmy-howard-out-with-back-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/12\/18\/detroit-red-wings-jimmy-howard-out-with-back-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Red Wings Jimmy Howard Out With Back Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/red-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a> announced that goalie <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/howarja02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jimmy Howard<\/strong><\/a> is sidelined day-to-day with a back injury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedWings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RedWings<\/a> Blashill said Howard day to day but expects to use a local goalie for practice tomorrow in Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dwakiji\/status\/1075224350721216512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Jimmy Howard Injured<\/h1>\n<p>Howard was injured in warmups before Tuesday&#8217;s game the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>.<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bernijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Bernier<\/a> <\/strong>stepped in to take the Syracuse, New York native&#8217;s place in between the pipes.\u00a0 Justin Kowalkoski served as the emergency goalie on standby in case Bernier got hurt.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old is 10-7-4 in 23 games this season with a 2.69 goals against average. He has a .922 save percentage in the 2018-19 season.<\/p>\n<p>Howard has only played for the Detroit Red Wings in his 13-year NHL career. He has a 231-158-67 record in 484 career games. The former University of Maine product has a 2.50 goals against average and a .915 save percentage. Howard has also registered 24 shutouts in his career. The Detroit Red Wings originally drafted Howard in the second round, 64th overall of the 2003 NHL draft.<\/p>\n<p>(Insert quote with hyperlink to source\u00a0from team, coach, player, agent, or credible news source if available)<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>Bernier will get a lot more time in net with Howard&#8217;s absence and he is capable of starting for long stretches. This is Bernier&#8217;s chance to audition for the Red Wings&#8217; number one spot if Howard is gone at the trade deadline or in the off-season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrik Rybar<\/strong> and<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/saterha01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harri Sateri<\/a> <\/strong>are the two goalies currently currently with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. Rybar is 6-4-3 with a 2.52 goals against average but Sateri has NHL experience with the Florida Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>The injury will affect Howard&#8217;s trade value if he&#8217;s out for a long time. His contract is up at the end of the year and is possible trade bait. He could fetch a nice return if he&#8217;s healthy. Howard plenty of experience and would be a nice backup option or a No. 1.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/12\/Jimmy-Howard.jpg\" alt=\"\">Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard makes a save. 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