Afredsson, less than two months shy of his 42nd birthday, is no longer skating at Joe Louis Arena, and last week told general manager Ken Holland that there wasn't much of a chance that that would change. "He was feeling pretty good but was getting frustrated because he wasn't getting over the hump," Holland told the Free Press today. "He would feel good, push it and have a setback. He was frustrated because he was not able to get to the point where he wants to be at to tell me he wants to practice with us." Holland told Alfredsson to take more time, that the Wings are "prepared to wait a little longer." It's dubious that anything will change, however.

A healthy Alfredsson gives the Wings another potential scoring threat to try and get the Wings back into the series.

Game 4 should dictate who would come out if Alfie can return.

In a less than stellar postseason, Alfredsson has clearly not looked himself - possibly due to this back injury.

Alfie will sit out of the Red Wings' season finale but will be ready for game 1 of the playoffs. Joakim Andersson will enter the lineup for Alfredsson.

This morning was the first time that Alfredsson skated since Sunday's game. The Red Wings have a back-to-back on Friday and Saturday, so don't be surprised if Alfie sits tonight and returns on Saturday vs. the Canadiens.

Alfredsson missed Wednesday's game and did not skate again on Thursday, his status for tonight's game is in question, but his presence on the ice this morning is a good sign. Monitor his status after the skate.

Alfredsson missed Wednesday's win over the Bruins and did not skate again this morning. The Red Wings are in action on Friday, so his status for that game looks rather cloudy. The Red Wings have a plethora of young talent on the club right now, so they will likely let Alfie rest until he is 100 per cent.

Alfredsson was held out of practice on Tuesday, but said that he expects to play tonight vs. the Bruins. He did not skate again this morning and head coach Mike Babcock confirmed that Alfie will be out of the lineup tonight. Consider him day-to-day.

Tuesday was classified as a maintenance day for the veteran Swedish forward. He has picked up three goals and five assists in his last nine games and with the return of Pavel Datsyuk around the corner, that should bolster the Red Wings power-play and likely Alfie's PP numbers.