As you may now know, the Detroit Red Wings will be without the services of rookie forward Marco Kasper for the remainder of the regular season; their 1st overall draft selection in 2022 appeared in just one game, skating in just under 15 minutes on Sunday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
It was announced not long afterward that he had sustained a lower body injury, and wasn’t expected to be able to suit up for the remainder of the schedule. And now, that injury has been revealed – a broken kneecap. Not only is his brief time with the Red Wings in 2022-23 over, but he’ll now also be unable to suit up for his native Austria in the upcoming World Championships in May. Talk about rotten luck.
Kasper is the second Red Wings player to go down with a broken kneecap, as Michael Rasmussen suffered the same injury last month, coinciding with Detroit falling out of the postseason race.
Kasper’s estimated recovery time is set at approximately six weeks.