Word is out from a variety of sources on a few topics of importance to you and your family.

First, as many of you have already discussed in comments below: Zetterberg, Holmstrom and Maltby all stayed home.

Khan(!)

...got ahold of Wings general manager Ken Holland and he said forwards Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Holmstrom and Kirk Maltby are not on this road trip.

Zetterberg saw a back specialist who told him his injury isn’t significant, just inflammation, and prescribed rest. The Wings are hoping he can get back on the ice Monday, after they return from this three-game trip, but are calling his status day-to-day. He missed the last 19 games of the regular season a year ago with a similar injury.

“Each day it gets better,’‘’ Holland said.

Holmstrom had further tests on the bone bruise in his right knee and will be out a minimum of two more weeks.

“He has a very deep knee bruise,’’ Holland said.