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    Chris McCosky: Red Wings counting on Jonathan Ericsson
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    He would have to be flat-out dreadful not to make the team out of camp this season, but when you've been among the final cuts the last two seasons, it's tough to take anything for granted. "We need him to be real good, especially with Lils (Andreas Lilja) having a setback ... It doesn't look to me like Lils is in the picture at all, so a big body like Ericsson is so important for us. We saw his development throughout the playoffs last year and now he has to take another step." Ericsson wound up playing on the second defensive pairing last season, averaging 18 minutes of ice time, and he was a plus-eight. Full Article at Detroit News Online
    We need him to be real good, especially with Lils (Andreas Lilja) having a setback ... It doesn't look to me like Lils is in the picture at all, so a big body like Ericsson is so important for us. We saw his development throughout the playoffs last year and now he has to take another step.
    Mike Babcock – Mike Babcock SOURCE: Detroit News Online 2 months ago
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Chris McCosky: Red Wings counting on Jonathan Ericsson
  1. I don't think it matters, really, what I did last year. For me personally, I just want to get back to scratch and have a good training camp and a good preseason and show that I should be on the team.
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 2 months ago
  2. If we think he's going to be in the lineup and he makes us better and he's going to play, then he should be up here. But we aren't going to keep him around to be the 13th forward. He's not a candidate for the 13th forward spot. We want to make sure we keep his career moving forward.
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 2 months ago
  3. We have to see ... He is 25, which is good, and he's played three years of professional hockey. We think he is ready for a bigger role.
    Ken Holland – Ken Holland SOURCE: Detroit News Online 2 months ago
  4. It's the same as last year
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 2 months ago
  5. We've spent three years developing Jonathan Ericsson ... It's really hard to find big guys who can handle the puck. He gives us a dimension, which we saw last year against Anaheim when he played against Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry. Mike had confidence to put Ericsson out there against two of the top 10...
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 2 months ago
  6. He can skate, he's big and strong and physical
    Ken Holland – Ken Holland SOURCE: Detroit News Online 2 months ago
  7. We have to decide and we have until the end of September to see where he fits
    Ken Holland – Ken Holland SOURCE: Detroit News Online 2 months ago
  8. I took a week off after the season because my body hurt ... When I got back into the gym and starting working out, I was real weak at the beginning. Since I was injured the whole year, I wasn't able to work out and it was a little tough mentally to see how weak I was.
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 2 months ago
  9. He had a real solid playoff experience and that will carry over into the season ... It's going to give him some confidence knowing that he can play against the best players in the playoffs. And being here from the start can only help him.
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 2 months ago

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