{"id":61353,"date":"2019-11-12T12:37:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=61353"},"modified":"2022-09-06T16:07:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T20:07:15","slug":"robby-fabbri-relishing-chance-with-detroit-red-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/11\/12\/robby-fabbri-relishing-chance-with-detroit-red-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"Robby Fabbri Relishing Chance with Detroit Red Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Red Wings<\/a> traded for former St. Louis Blues<\/a> forward Robby Fabbri<\/a><\/strong> on Nov. 6. Fabbri had been struggling to find a place in the lineup with the Stanley Cup champions. He was a healthy scratch against the Edmonton Oilers <\/a><\/span>and was sitting in the press box when he was informed of the deal.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fabbri suited up for the Red Wings on Nov. 8 against the Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins<\/a> and he didn\u2019t disappoint. The former first-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft scored twice on the power play as Detroit shocked Boston. Detroit had lost 12 of its last 13 games before Fabbri’s debut with the club.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Red Wings picked up their second straight win over a playoff team as they beat the Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>, 3-2, on Sunday. Fabbri netted the primary assist on Anthony <\/a><\/strong><\/span>Mantha<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s<\/span> game-winning goal. The 23-year-old seems to be making the most of his chance with his new club so far.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Robby Fabbri Seizing Opportunity<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Fabbri has always been a player with a lot of potential thanks to his speed and offensive ability. However, he was languishing in the Blues\u2019 bottom-six forward group. St. Louis does have exciting forwards like Vladimir Tarasenko<\/a><\/strong> and Brayden <\/a><\/strong><\/span>Schenn<\/strong><\/a> on the team. Head coach Craig Berube<\/a><\/strong> has something different in mind for the Blues third and fourth lines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Blues last two lines often play a plodding style that use their physical play to lean on teams and wear opponents down. Fabbri didn\u2019t mesh with that style of play and ended up seeing limited ice time when he was scratched. The <\/span>Mississauga, <\/span>Onatrio<\/span> native averaged only 9:42 when he wasn\u2019t a healthy scratch.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tarasenko\u2019s injury could have opened a spot for Fabbri, but he didn\u2019t crack the lineup. Fabbri was hoping for sustained playing time when he signed a one-year, $900,000 deal. However, his agent told Blues\u2019 general manager Doug Armstrong to <\/span>get his client a fresh start<\/span><\/a> if Fabbri wasn\u2019t going to play.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Armstrong kept his promise and made the deal for Jacob de La Rose<\/a><\/strong>, who would fit better on the bottom six. Despite trading Fabbri, Armstrong wished him well and hopes it’s a case like what Daniel Briere<\/strong><\/a> did when he found his game after getting traded.
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Here's Armstrong, with a Danny Briere reference, on Fabbri and how that all played out #stlblues<\/a> … pic.twitter.com\/0GEs0TCMKB<\/a><\/p>\n

— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n