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Wings goalie Jimmy Howard says he’s ready to play tomorrow

Jimmy Howard

Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard (35) makes a save in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks in Detroit, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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After what looked to be a scary injury last week against Columbus, Wings goalie Jimmy Howard has declared that he’s ready to get back to action tomorrow night against St. Louis.

While Howard was out, Joey MacDonald took the reins as the starter while Thomas McCollum was called up to back him up. McCollum was not immune from the Red Wings injury bug as he suffered a broken finger in practice leading Howard to be forced into backing up MacDonald last night in Detroit’s 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh. McCollum was sent back to the AHL today.

Joey MacDonald, while a serviceable part-time backup goalie is by no means meant to be employed as a temporary starting goalie and last night’s loss to Pittsburgh showed his weaknesses. With Howard back and healthy, the Wings are hoping he can stay that way until Chris Osgood returns from injury to be his backup once again. The Wings are dealing with many injuries now and, at the least, getting steady goaltending is necessary for Detroit to stay on top of things in the Central Division.