Red Wings' Robby Fabbri delivers crucial health update

The Detroit Red Wings lost forward Robby Fabbri last month during a game against the Chicago Blackhawks to what was clearly a lower body injury; that was especially concerning given the fact that Fabbri has suffered a torn ACL at multiple points during his career. In fact, he missed the first half of this season while recovering from offseason surgery to correct the torn ACL he suffered nearly a year ago. 

It wouldn't be long afterward that the team would announce that Fabbri would be finished for the remainder of the regular season. The organization and fan base are certainly hoping that Fabbri will be healthy enough to start next season. 

The good news is that according to Fabbri himself, that shouldn't be a problem at all. 

“For sure, ready for Day 1 in camp,” Fabbri said. “This is a little quicker rehab for sure.

“I’m back training right now. We’re just slowly ramping everything up. Obviously, there’s no rush in the rehab process right now with having the summer here but we’re slowly ramping it up in the gym, doing everything – upper body, lower body, biking – and the knee’s feeling good, so we’re in a good spot.”

Fabbri also explained that if Detroit were in the playoffs, he'd be playing.

“I can definitely tell you if playoffs were starting this week, I’d be playing one way or another.”

In the 28 games that Fabbri played in this season, he lit the lamp seven times along with adding nine assists and 22 PIM. In 330 career NHL games split between the St. Louis Blues and Red Wings, he's racked up a total of 80 goals with 88 assists. 

Originally acquired from the St. Louis Blues in November of 2019 in exchange for checking forward Jacob de la Rose, Fabbri just completed the first season of a three year, $12 million extension he inked to stay with the team.