5 months ago
- Red Wings
- Published: Dec. 30, 2025, 11:37 p.m.
The Detroit Red Wings connected Tuesday reassigned John Leonard to nan Grand Rapids Griffins, an denotation that James van Riemsdyk is fresh to return aft missing 2 games pinch a lower-body injury.
Leonard had 2 goals and 2 assists successful 7 games pinch nan Red Wings, who brought him successful to switch nan injured Patrick Kane, who returned to action connected Sunday.
If nan Red Wings weren’t going to play Leonard, they weren’t going to support him astir arsenic a spare guardant erstwhile he could beryllium playing an important domiciled for Grand Rapids.
Leonard leads nan Griffins and is 2nd successful nan AHL pinch 19 goals. He besides leads Grand Rapids pinch 29 points successful 20 games.
Had Leonard played 10 games pinch nan Red Wings he would person needed to clear waivers again to beryllium reassigned.
Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said van Riemsdyk looked bully successful practice.
“I haven’t checked successful pinch (trainers) aliases him aft believe but based connected my eyeball trial (he’s ready),” McLellan said. “We’ll person to get a study from him and nan aesculapian team, but he looked bully to me.”
The Red Wings big nan Winnipeg Jets connected Wednesday (6:30, FanDuel Sports Network). The Griffins big Milwaukee (6 p.m.)
