of the Detroit Red Wings of the Phoenix Coyotes in Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Jobing.com Arena on April 20, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona ...

(WXYZ) — Former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios told a podcast that former head coach Mike Babcock "verbally assaulted" Johan Franzen during the team's ...

DETROIT -- The Mule is taking on a full workload again. Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen returned to the lineup Wednesday night after missing five games with bruised tendons in his right hand.

Detroit Red Wings’ Henrik Zetterberg, left, celebrates with Johan Franzen (93) after scoring his second goal as Chicago Blackhawks’ Matt Walker, center, looks down during the third period of Game 4 of ...

DETROIT -- Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen said he expects to play in tonight's home finale against the Nashville Predators at Joe Louis Arena (7:30, Fox Sports Detroit). Franzen did not play ...

Red Wings Stephen Weiss (left) and Johan Franzen (right) along with assistant coach Tom Renney at practice on Wednesday. (MLive/Ansar Khan) DETROIT – Johan Franzen was back on the ice Wednesday, ...

TRAVERSE CITY – Johan Franzen has been the Detroit Red Wings' most prolific goal-scorer since March 2008, one of the top snipers in the NHL and a premier power forward. So when he experienced a ...

Detroit Red Wings left wing Johan Franzen (93) scores on Ottawa Senators goalie Robin Lehner (40) during first-period NHL hockey game action in in Ottawa, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/The ...

Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk, rear, of Russia, celebrates his goal against Phoenix Coyotes goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, in the third period of Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey Western ...

Detroit Red Wings center Johan Franzen, of Sweden, warms up before an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in St. Louis. Franzen hasn’t played since sustaining a knee ...

Next season, Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen will be in season No. 5 of an 11-year, $43.5 million deal. He will be paid $5 million a season through 2015-16. His 2016-17 salary will be $3.5 ...