"Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said this morning that injured forward Jan Mursak likely won't be back before Christmas.

Mursak fractured his left ankle during Sunday's exhibition against the Chicago Blackhawks, and while surgery may not be necessary, the damage is extensive.

"I think closer to three months is what we're looking at," Holland said. "We're going to wait for the swelling to go down and then assess him. He's got a broken ankle. He's got some other broken bones, stretched ligaments.

"I don't think he needs surgery -- nothing is displaced, everything seems to be in place -- but they're going to see if they need to put pins in or anything. We'll know more in, say, a week.""